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
Category: Mental Health of Boys
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
U.S. schools, camps consider summer learning programs to help kids catch up
By Press Herald 03/18/2021 “… Although the last place most kids want to spend summer is in a classroom, experts say that after a year of interrupted study, it’s crucial to do at least some sort of learning over the break, even if it’s not in school and is incorporated into traditional camp offerings…” Read READ MORE
Special education can leave undeserved stigma
By HMB Review 03/03/2021 “… Our school was fortunate to have an extraordinary male school psychologist who was very careful about not agreeing with female teachers (always female) who said that Latino boys needed special ed…” Read the entire article: https://www.hmbreview.com/opinion/matters_of_opinion/special-education-can-leave-undeserved-stigma/article_d007a542-7c4f-11eb-91c6-7be0732c606f.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Male advocacy group files legal complaint against Pacific Science Center for girl-specific programs
By Seattle Weekly 03/12/2021 “… The Global Initiative for Boys and Men has filed a legal complaint against the Pacific Science Center for offering girls-specific educational programming but not boys-specific programs…” Read the entire article: https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/male-advocacy-group-files-legal-complaint-against-pacific-science-center-for-girl-specific-programs/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The Virtual Black Boys and Men Speaker Series
By Bowie State 03/17/2021 “… The program theme is Centering Black Boys and Men During a Global Pandemic. We will be prioritizing and humanizing Black boys’ and men’s experiences throughout the K-12 and collegiate pipeline during the coronavirus pandemic for teachers, administrators, professors, instructional support staff, stakeholders, and families. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bowiestate.edu/calendar/index.php?eID=2963 The READ MORE
Boys Who Play Video Games Less Likely to Develop Depression Symptoms
By Technology Networks 02/19/2021 “… A study has identified that 11-year-old boys who play video games regularly are less like to have depression symptoms three years later, find a UCL-led study…Taken together, the findings demonstrate how different types of screen time can positively or negatively influence young people’s mental health, and may also impact boys READ MORE
Is It ADHD or Just Cabin Fever? What Parents Should Know About COVID-19 Distance Learning
By Healthline 02/20/2021 “… Athenahealth, a private company that provides services to healthcare organizations, conducted a study last spring just as the pandemic lockdowns were launching. It found an increase in the percentage of its patients ages 13 to 17 newly diagnosed with ADHD, particularly among teenage boys. That represented a 67 percent increase over READ MORE
The pandemic’s psychological toll on our children
By M-Live 02/15/2021 “…As the mother of a 15-year-old boy with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, she’s seeing her son’s frustration in not having face-to-face interactions with peers and his struggles to focus while learning from a screen. …” Read the entire article: https://www.mlive.com/news/2021/02/the-pandemics-psychological-toll-on-our-children.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org