By Argus Leader, 12/06/2023 “…Since a cap on boys sports was made public last week, officials with the Sioux Falls School District have refused to answer specific questions about whether Title IX’s requirement for equal treatment in sports also means capping student participation numbers…” Read the entire article: https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/education/2023/12/06/sioux-falls-title-ix-decision-to-cap-boys-sports-comes-into-question/71827301007/
Category: Athletics/Sports for Boys
A muscle-building obsession in boys: What to know and do
By Health Harvard, 05/12/2023 “…The underlying messages about power and worth prompt many boys to worry and wonder about how to measure up. Sometimes, negative thoughts and concerns even interfere with daily life, a mental health issue known body dysmorphic disorder, or body dysmorphia. The most common form of this in boys is muscle dysmorphia…” READ MORE
Boys to MENtor: Local school teaching life skills
By WNCT, 03/10/2023 “…Twice a month, students at Eastern Elementary School gather for their Boys to MENtor program, a group that teaches fifth-grade boys life skills. On Friday, the group gathered at Bateeni Mediterranean Grill to learn about cooking and food safety…” Read the entire article: https://www.wnct.com/local-news/greenville/boys-to-mentor-local-school-teaching-life-skills/
New study highlights increasing prevalence of muscle dysmorphia among Canadian boys, young men
By CTV News, 02/05/2023 “…Canadian researchers are drawing attention to the increasing prevalence of “a pathological pursuit of muscularity” among Canadian boys and young men, with a new study that found one in four were at risk of developing what’s known as muscle dysmorphia…” Read the entire article: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/new-study-highlights-increasing-prevalence-of-muscle-dysmorphia-among-canadian-boys-young-men-1.6259080
Muscle dysmorphia common in male adolescents and young adults
By Medical Xpress, 01/17/2023 “…With the current emphasis on leanness and muscularity as today’s body ideal, many young boys and men are engaging in risky behaviors and activities—from muscle-building exercises to anabolic-androgenic steroid use—to fit in these current norms…” Read the entire article: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-muscle-dysmorphia-common-male-adolescents.html
Sports Improves Boys’ Mental Health
It takes a village to raise a child. Children should be able to grow up and recognize the importance of community because of all the love and support that surrounds them. Before the age of fourteen, half of all mental problems are developed and boys are not always aware of what they can do to READ MORE
Study Finds Indulging In Sports Is Good For Boys
By Global Circulate, 01/10/2022 “… A new study has found that boys who participate in sports in early childhood are less likely to experience later depressive and anxiety symptoms — known as emotional distress — in middle childhood…” Read the entire article: https://globalcirculate.com/study-finds-indulging-in-sports-is-good-for-boys/
Abnormal Thyroid Hormone Levels During Pregnancy May Increase The Risk Of Preschool Boys’ Behavioral Problems
By The News Motion, 01/10/2022 “… The researchers found boys born to mothers with high thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy were more likely to be withdrawn, have behavioral problems and be anxious or depressed…” Read the entire article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220106100407.htm#:~:text=The%20researchers%20found%20boys%20born,aggressive%20behavior%20in%20preschool%20boys.
Study Finds No Ties Between Youth Tackle Football, Brain/Behavioral Issues
By Health Day 01/03/2022 “…Now, new research suggests that head trauma and concussions aren’t linked to problems with memory, attention, processing speed or behavior in 9- to 12-year-olds who play football for a few seasons…” Read the entire article: https://consumer.healthday.com/1-3-no-ties-between-youth-tackle-football-brain-behavioral-issues-study-2656172195.html
Study: Young boys who play sports less likely to have anxiety, depression
By HealthDay News, 09/27/21 “…We found that 5-year-old boys who never participated in sports were more likely between the ages of 6 and 10 to look unhappy and tired, had difficulty having fun, cried a lot, and appeared fearful or worried,” Pagani said…Also, boys who exhibited higher levels of depressive and anxious symptoms during middle READ MORE