By Eurek Alert on 08/13/2018 “… New research illuminates how some men and boys who are contemplating suicide are finding emotional support in an unexpected place: Reddit. Sometimes referred to as the “front page of the Internet,” Reddit is a social news aggregation and discussion website that’s especially popular among young adult males. …” Read the READ MORE
Author: The Boys Initiative
Are Boys Better Than Girls at Math?
By Scientific American on 08/14/2018 “… Although the question of whether there is a gender difference in math seems like a simple one, the answer is complicated. Overall there are only small differences in boys’ and girls’ math performance; those differences depend on the age and skill level of the student, …” Read the entire article: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-boys-better-than-girls-at-math/ READ MORE
FORMER STUDENT AWARDED $2.1 MILLION FOR SEXUAL ABUSE BY SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER
By Oxygen on 08/10/2018 “… A jury in San Diego awarded the victim of sexual abuse by a teacher $2.1 million in damages on Wednesday. The victim, now 19, is a former student at Crawford High School. His former teacher, Toni Sutton, 40, was sentenced to two years in prison for the crime in July 2016, READ MORE
Bronx teacher to get jail-free sentence for sexually assaulting 14-year-old student
By NY Daily News on 08/02/2018 “… A Bronx high school teacher charged with performing oral sex on a 14-year-old student will get a jail-free sentence after pleading guilty to criminal sex act. Dori Myers, 30, who taught at the New School for Leadership and the Arts in Kingsbridge, will also get to keep her teaching READ MORE
Mom sounds alarm after son’s mosquito bite causes seizures, brain swelling
By Today on 08/13/2018 “… LoriAnne Surrett says she thinks her little boy, Noah, got bit while playing outside. But the bite came from a mosquito carrying the virus that causes La Crosse encephalitis, which creates inflammation of the brain. …” Read the entire article: https://www.today.com/health/mom-sounds-alarm-after-son-s-mosquito-bite-causes-seizures-t135503 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boys should get HPV jab to protect against cancer, health advisers say
By The Guardian on 07/18/2018 “… The JCVI said: “If considering a cost-effectiveness analysis where a combined girls’ and boys’ programme is compared to no vaccination, gender-neutral HPV vaccination is highly likely to be cost-effective.” …” Read the entire article: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/18/boys-should-get-hpv-jab-to-protect-against-cancer-health-advisers-say The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
When a child is extremely short, should a parent consider growth hormone?
By The Washington Post on 08/12/2018 “… Erica Nicholson knew that her son, Sam, was small. Considering that she was barely 5 feet and 100 pounds and that his older sister was a “peanut,” it didn’t seem unusual. …” Read the entire article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/when-a-child-is-extremely-short-should-a-parent-consider-growth-hormone/2018/08/10/05a8080a-9985-11e8-b60b-1c897f17e185_story.html?utm_term=.c3cebc976212 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Address disparities in education to enhance social harmony
By Daily Nation on 07/05/2018 “… But the more significant comparative statistics weren’t obvious from the official handout. As deans of schools and faculties presented candidates for conferment of degrees, it became apparent that there were more female than male candidates at the upper end of the academic ladder. The gap between female and male achievers READ MORE
Boys more ‘cliquey’ than girls
By BBC on 07/26/2018 “… Whether it’s due to popular teen films such as Mean Girls or gender stereotypes most people imagine girls form more cliques than boys. Yet a new study contradicts this, suggesting that boys are more likely to form tight-knit friendship groups. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-44954170 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
So what if my sons are Mummy’s boys? They’re the kind, caring men of the future
By Telegraph on 08/07/2018 “… In other words, boys who, in the tumultuous, challenging years of adolescence, enjoy a warm, loving relationship with their mothers are less likely to struggle with depression, anxiety and other psychological issues than those who don’t. …” Read the entire article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/sons-mummys-boys-kind-caring-men-future/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org