By Jenny Anderson – Quartz 05/01/2019 “…The report is yet more bad news for boys, who lag girls on nearly every measure of academic success, with massive gender gaps in reading as well graduation rates in high school and college. …” Read the entire article: https://qz.com/1609588/on-a-major-us-stem-test-girls-are-significantly-ahead-of-boys/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Mental Health of Boys
Male mental health: Why we need to talk about the boys
By Dan Masoliver – London Evening Standard 05/02/2019 “… Suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 45. Today, that disquieting statistic is repeated so often that it risks losing its impact. Yet is this the fate of today’s young men? Read the entire article: https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/wellness/mens-health-mental-health-investigation-oasis-academy-south-bank-students-a4132436.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Cepeda: Why boys need to get meaningful sex education — finally
By Mercury News on 4/29/2019 “… Recently, I had to comfort a student over a situation in which she and another girl were competing for the attention of a boy in their class. There were tears, drama, recriminations and some revenge fantasizing involving passionate language. They were 9-year-old third-graders. …” Read the entire article: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/04/29/cepeda-why-boys-need-to-get-meaningful-sex-education-finally/ The Boys READ MORE
An Age-by-Age Guide to Raising Boys, According to Child Development Experts
By Good Housekeeping on 4/30/2019 “… As a mom of a 13-year-old boy, I often wonder whether his father and I are raising him the right way. So often, the things we hear about boys and men are negative. It’s hard not to worry. …” Read the entire article: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting/a26015095/raising-boys-tips/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Children, their parents, and health professionals often underestimate children’s higher weight status
By Science Daily on 04/27/2019 “… More than half of parents underestimated their children’s classification as overweight or obese — children themselves and health professionals also share this misperception …” Read the entire article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190427201954.htm The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Video Games Don’t Hamper Boys’ Social Skills, Study Finds
By US News on 04/23/2019 “… They found that as a whole, children who were more adept and comfortable with socializing between ages 8 and 10 were less likely to spend time playing video games by the time they were 10, 11 or 12. …” Read the entire article: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2019-04-23/video-games-dont-hamper-boys-social-skills-study-finds The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
How community football is helping with mental health among men and boys
By INews on 4/29/2019 “… an initiative that uses the power of the beautiful game as an educational tool to inspire young people who might be underachieving elsewhere within the system. …” Read the entire article: https://inews.co.uk/news/long-reads/community-football-beyond-borders-mental-health/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
What Today’s Boys Need to Learn to Truly Become Men
By Michael Reichert – Fatherly 04/10/2018 “…With masculine conventions still policed vigorously, most boys learn to keep their feelings private and to suppress and override them. …” Read the entire article: https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/what-boys-need-to-truly-become-men/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Why do girls outperform boys on reading tests around the world?
By Margriet Van Hek – OUP Blog 04/06/2019 “… There have been fewer academic studies and media coverage about boys’ under-performance in reading. This is surprising, since it might offer an explanation for boys’ lagging educational attainment today. ..” Read the entire article: https://blog.oup.com/2019/04/why-girls-outperform-boys-reading-tests/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Nearly 1 in 13 US males reported having sex before age 13, study says
By Jacqueline Howard – CNN 04/08/2019 “… The percentage of boys who start having sex at a young age can vary based on factors such as where they live and their mothers’ education level, according to a new study. Yet among those boys, only about half described their first time as something they fully “wanted.” READ MORE