By Warren Farrell – USA Today 04/07/2019 “… Boys are falling behind girls in the 63 largest developed nations. As developed nations developed solutions to surviving, they allowed more permission for divorce and for children to be raised with minimal or no father involvement. …” Read the entire article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/04/07/males-risk-boy-crisis-identity-america-future-addiction-suicide-column/3331366002/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Mental Health of Boys
‘Male Eating Disorders Tend To Fly Under The Radar’: How It Feels To Suffer From Anorexia As A Teenage Boy
By Samuel Pollen – Independent 03/28/2019 “… The number of boys with eating disorders has soared in recent years, and yet, many people still subscribe to the belief that this is an illness that only affects young women. …” Read the entire article: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/eating-disorder-awareness-week-anorexia-boys-men-what-its-like-samuel-pollen-not-eating-a8796416.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
A new report shows that diagnosis rates for ADHD have risen 30% in 8 years
By Abbie Kopf – USA Today 03/29/2019 “… There are also significant disparities in diagnosis rates between boys and girls, with boys being twice as likely to be diagnosed. …” Read the entire article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sponsor-story/blue-cross-blue-shield-association/2019/03/29/new-report-shows-diagnosis-rates-adhd-have-risen-30-8-years/3309871002/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Colt Hamlets poetry group helping boys manage emotions
By Daniel Clifton – DailyTrib.com 03/22/2019 “… She noticed several boys were getting referred to her office. It wasn’t that they were misbehaving, just struggling on how to deal with things happening around them from time to time. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailytrib.com/2019/03/22/colt-hamlets-poetry-group-helping-boys-manage-emotions/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The cognitive differences between men and women
By Bruce Goldman – Stanford Medicine “… When Nirao Shah decided in 1998 to study sex-based differences in the brain using up-to-the-minute molecular tools, he didn’t have a ton of competition. But he did have a good reason. ..”Read the entire article: https://stanmed.stanford.edu/2017spring/how-mens-and-womens-brains-are-different.html?fbclid=IwAR2c0SzhEndBagT3UAzFwoKBYTSpw099Acf8Y6KYUSQUWvXZe0vX50FUo4g The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boys with obesity or excess belly fat enter puberty at an earlier age than average: Study
By Times Now News 03/25/2019 “… They found that both total body obesity and central obesity, or excess belly fat, were associated with greater odds of starting puberty before age nine. …” Read the entire article: https://www.timesnownews.com/health/article/boys-with-obesity-or-excess-belly-fat-enter-puberty-at-an-earlier-age-than-average-study/388747 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
HPV can cause cancers in both genders – so should boys be vaccinated too?
By Khoo Bee Khim – CNA Lifestyle 03/20/2019 “… You might have questions, such as how the vaccine works, the possible side effects – and curiously, why boys are exempted when they can be carriers of the HPV. …” Read the entire article: https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/wellness/why-boys-are-exempted-from-the-hpv-vaccination-and-why-they-11357564 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
School creates a ‘boys-only wall’ to celebrate their success and inspire them
By Tom Kershaw & Hannah Mitchell – Hull Daily Mail 03/19/2019 “…Shirebrook Academy launched its ‘Boys Will Be Brilliant!’ scheme to encourage male students to raise their aspirations by installing a wall of fame aimed specifically at praising boys, reports Nottinghamshire Live. …” Read the entire article: https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/education/school-creates-boys-only-wall-2662717 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Do Boys Lack Empathy? If So, Perhaps It’s Because They Give What They Get
By Evan Gerstmann – Forbes 03/11/2019 “… As “toxic masculinity” has become a new buzz phrase, many have suggested that there is an empathy gap between boy and girls, with boys on the short side of empathy. …” Read the entire article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/evangerstmann/2019/03/11/do-boys-lack-empathy-if-so-perhaps-its-because-they-give-what-they-get/#42ec30967079 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
New study of youth with ADHD reveals gaps between student needs and school services
By James Ives – News Medical 03/06/2019“… The study found that about one in three students with ADHD received no school-based interventions and two of three received no classroom management, representing a major gap in addressing chronic impairment related to ADHD symptoms. …” Read the entire article: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20190306/New-study-of-youth-with-ADHD-reveals-gaps-between-student-needs-and-school-services.aspx The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org