By University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry July 13, 2021 “Boys with a gut bacterial composition that was high in the bacteria Bacteroidetes at one year of age were found to have more advanced cognition and language skills one year later….” Read the entire article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210713145850.htm The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Mental Health of Boys
Emerging evidence shows the pandemic may have hit boys harder — not just in Chicago but nationally
By Mila Koumpilova Jul 16, 2021 “Black and Latino boys, who have long faced the largest gaps in the district, saw steeper drops in attendance and a sharper increase in failing grades than girls….” Read the entire article: https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/7/16/22578439/emerging-evidence-shows-the-pandemic-may-have-hit-boys-harder-not-just-in-chicago-but-nationally The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Parents’ belief in kids’ academic ability can actually improve their grades
By Phys.org 06/24/2021 “…Mothers were more optimistic about their sons’ ability in maths than their daughters’ and more optimistic about their daughters’ ability in reading than their sons—even if both performed just as well…” Read the entire article: https://phys.org/news/2021-06-parents-belief-kids-academic-ability.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
5 Reasons Boys and Young Men Need the HPV Vaccine, Too
By Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 06/10/2021 “…It’s true that HPV, a sexually transmitted virus, does cause the majority of cervical cancer cases in women. But it can also cause a variety of cancers in men, too, some of which are on the rise…” Read the entire article: https://www.mskcc.org/news/5-reasons-boys-and-young-men-need-hpv-vaccine-too The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Dad’s Play an Important Role in a Child’s Life
By Patch 06/11/2021 “… Dads are the male role models to their sons. Dads teach their sons how to treat women, their wives and their children. They teach their sons how a man is supposed to act in relationships and react to people in general…” Read the entire article: https://patch.com/california/pleasanthill/dad-s-play-important-role-child-s-life The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Gun Suicides Are Rising Sharply Among American Youth
By Web MD 06/14/2021 “…The CDC researchers said emergency room visits for suspected suicide attempts by 12- to 17-year-old girls rose 26% during the summer of 2020 and by 50% during winter 2021, compared with 2019. Emergency department trips related to suspected suicide attempts among boys in that age group and young adults aged 18 READ MORE
The cultural shift toward equal shared parenting in Washington is great news, especially for boys
By Equality for Boys and Men 06/04/2021 “…The reason we say the cultural shift toward 50/50 custody arrangements is especially good news for boys is that it has resulted in more boys spending more time with their fathers…” Read the entire article: https://equalityforboysandmen.org/cultural-shift-toward-equal-shared-parenting-in-washington-is-great-news-for-boys/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The pandemic has been tough on young people – which is why summer break is so important for their mental health
By The Conversation 03/22/2021 “…For example, one report found that during the third wave of the pandemic in the UK – where schools were closed for an extended period of time – behavioural, emotional, and attentional difficulties increased, particularly in primary school-aged children. One-third of primary school aged boys, and around 23% of girls, had READ MORE
The great attention deficit: More parents seek ADHD diagnosis and drugs for kids to manage remote learning
By NBC News 02/16/2021 “…From the week of March 9 to the week of March 30, the proportion of visits by teenagers that involved first-time ADHD diagnoses rose by 67 percent. There was a similar spike among teenagers — particularly boys — who received prescriptions for ADHD medicines for the first time…” Read the entire READ MORE
Two 13-year-old brothers are participating in Moderna’s vaccine trial for kids. They’re ‘pretty chill’ about it.
By Business Insider 03/23/2021 “… But the Preston brothers are participants in Moderna’s clinical trial: The company is currently studying the effects of the shot among 3,000 kids ages 12 to 17. A separate trial is testing it in 6,750 children under 12, including babies as young as six months…” Read the entire article: https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/two-13-year-old-brothers-are-participating-in-modernas-vaccine-trial-for-kids-theyre-pretty-chill-about-it-/articleshow/81593292.cms The READ MORE