By Martin M. Barillas – Life Site 03/07/2019 “…Diaz Villanueva wrote on Twitter, “This Friday, the boys at a school in Huelva will be punished and without recreation … because they are boys. Girls will be allowed to go out to the schoolyard. …” Read the entire article: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/no-recess-for-boys-at-public-school-in-spain-so-they-know-how-women-feel The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Mental Health of Boys
Children and Nature
By Steve King – The Good Men Project 03/02/2019 “…There are statistics with regard to children having or not having the opportunity for outdoor play. Some of these include “odds of children going outside being: higher for boys, those with three or more playmates, those with mothers of white ethnicity, and those whose parents exercise READ MORE
Why Are So Few Male Students Studying Abroad?
By Jeffrey Selingo – The Atlantic 02/28/2019 “…More than 300,000 college students went overseas in 2016–17. Just a third of them were men. …” Read the entire article: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/02/male-students-studying-abroad/583828/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Identical triplets torn apart for sick science experiment in harrowing documentary
By Ailbhe MacMahon – Daily Star 03/01/2019 “… Throughout childhood, the triplets — who were adopted by three families in the early sixties — were unaware of their brothers’ existence. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-tv/hot-tv/762887/channel-4-documentary-sick-shocking-science-triplets-three-identical-strangers The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Why divorce affects boys more than girls
By Steve Doughty – Iol 02/18/2019 “…But now a major new study has confirmed that they suffer more emotional problems than other children – with boys’ behaviour particularly badly affected. …” Read the entire article: https://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/family/parenting/why-divorce-affects-boys-more-than-girls-18848980?fbclid=IwAR0yyrdjJpHyJeVVXOYJLlKG-_bAHsp9klTnbq80nb_dJYPhhrSCWyxgm_g The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
“People don’t look out for the signs of anorexia among boys and men – I want to change that”
By Charlotte Dobson – Manchester Evening News 02/25/2019 “…Samuel Pollen developed an eating disorder when he was 12-years-old. Now he’s written a novel informed by his experience…” Read the entire article: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/people-dont-look-out-signs-15867171 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
As our lifestyles become more sedentary, unfit teen boys find themselves at real risk of chronic illness
By Health 24 02/25/2019 “… A study of 1 million boys for an average of 28 years, starting when they were 16 to 19 years of age has revealed that teen boys who are unfit and/or obese have higher odds for chronic disease and disability as adults. …” Read the entire article: https://www.health24.com/Lifestyle/Ageing-well/News/as-our-lifestyles-become-more-sedentary-unfit-teen-boys-find-themselves-at-real-risk-of-chronic-illness-20190225-2 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Warren Farrell Discusses The Boy Crisis on Fox & Friends
“…Warren Farrell Discusses The Boy Crisis on Fox & Friends…” Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Enlr4sCb6w&fbclid=IwAR3o71gMMZ3evH4JNrUxnO9y8XT4jgvz5qTUJclN9I9wNSSg73UaCbO9XwI The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Men should also be vaccinated against HPV, say health experts
By Punjab News Express 02/05/2019 “… The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that besides girls, all boys in the age group of 11 or 12 should be vaccinated against HPV and may be vaccinated till 21 years of age. …” Read the entire article: http://punjabnewsexpress.com/national/news/-men-should-also-be-vaccinated-against-hpv-say-health-experts-85265.aspx The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The Life of an American Boy at 17
By Jennifer Percy – Esquire 02/12/2019 “…This girl he didn’t really know told him to stop. When he did it again, she smacked him in the face. He smacked her back. She clawed at him, and he fell into a row of computers. The bell rang, and the girl ran off. “The teacher asked me READ MORE