By WBTV 02/01/2021 “… The toughest of calls for parents. Remote learning isn’t working for their kids & material isn’t sticking. So many are choosing or considering a repeat year for their kids. …” Read the entire article: https://www.wbtv.com/2021/02/02/parents-consider-holding-children-back-after-struggling-through-remote-learning/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Mental Health of Boys
COVID-19: How parents and kids can have honest and safe conversations about mental health
By Sudbury 02/07/2021 “… There is an important sex and gender gap in deaths by suicide: about two or three boys to one girl. However, girls are more prone to attempt suicide. Why are suicide rates higher in boys? …” Read the entire article: https://www.sudbury.com/beyond-local/covid-19-how-parents-and-kids-can-have-honest-and-safe-conversations-about-mental-health-3304893 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Physical education classes will cure boys of ‘feminisation’, say Chinese
By The Australian 02/01/2021 “… The “feminisation” of young men can be stopped by improving physical education in schools, China’s education ministry has claimed, prompting a fierce debate over gender stereotyping. …” Read the entire article: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/the-times/physical-education-classes-will-cure-boys-of-feminisation-say-chinese/news-story/1e6e6c5a56dbd1368649c8424a9a1e39 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
New Study: Youth Sports Promote Social & Emotional Learning, Especially Among Young Men Of Color
By PR Newswire 02/02/2021 “… Laureus USA today released the results of a comprehensive study showing sports-based youth development (SBYD) programs play a significant role in fostering critical social and emotional learning (SEL) skills necessary to succeed in school, careers and life. …” Read the entire article: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-study-youth-sports-promote-social–emotional-learning-especially-among-young-men-of-color-301220284.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Impacts Of Divorce On Boys Vs. Girls, Differences Explained
By Moms 01/22/2021 “… Divorce can affect children in different ways depending on several factors, such as the child’s age, gender, and the circumstances of the divorce. …” Read the entire article: https://www.moms.com/impacts-divorce-boys-girls-differences-explained/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Coronavirus: Experts ‘deeply concerned’ about the impact of Covid-19 on children’s physical activity levels
By BBC 01/14/2021 “… In terms of gender disparities, there was a notable fall in activity among boys, who suffered from the stopping of team sport, while girls retained roughly their same activity levels, adapting well to alternative activities such as fitness and walking. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bbc.com/sport/55664539 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The Brutality of Boyhood
By Washington Monthly 01/11/2021 “… For starters, we generally don’t hold boys’ bodies sacred in the same manner we do girls’; boys are apparently too tough to experience physical pain. We deny them access to the full range of human emotions, labeling certain feelings like sadness and fear as exclusively feminine. We don’t give boys READ MORE
Gender stereotyping is harming young people’s mental health, finds UK report
By The Guardian 12/15/2020 “… In the home, a majority of parents recognise that there is a problem, with three-quarters saying people treat boys and girls differently from an early age. They are also seven times more likely to picture their sons working in construction and almost three times as likely to see their daughters READ MORE
Teens who spend more time in extracurricular activities and less time in front of screens have better mental health, study finds
By CNN 11/04/2020 “… But it’s not healthy for either gender: Screen time that went beyond the recommended limit of two hours was still significantly associated with lower satisfaction and optimism among boys and girls, the study said. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/04/us/teens-mental-health-screen-time-wellness-trnd/index.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
PROOF POINTS: White and female teachers show racial bias in evaluating second grade writing
By Hechinger Report 11/02/2020 “… A recent study highlighted how the unfair grading of ordinary schoolwork extends down to even young students. In an experiment, teachers evaluated the same second-grade writing sample more harshly when there were clues that it had been written by a Black boy than when it appeared to have been written READ MORE