By Daily Mail on 10/26/2018 “… The hardest thing that Helen and Jeremy Farmer have ever had to do was to watch their son Ed die after they switched off his life-support machine. ‘It took longer than expected,’ says Jeremy. ‘He just didn’t want to give up.’ …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6322043/Parents-ex-private-school-boy-20-died-revolting-university-initiation-ceremony.html?fbclid=IwAR3iXS4Zt0pPCTqXVZwKTF0drRdQAEs10XcpUa2fp3s3OLBtGuemaYJzpsA The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Mental Health of Boys
‘Masculinity crisis’ in China leads parents to enrol kids in boot camp
By Channel News Asia on 10/27/2018 “… A Beijing club has set out to save young boys from being ‘effeminate, petty, weak-minded and emotionally fragile’, and to turn them into ‘real men’ in seven days, as the series Cram Course Asia discovers. …” Read the entire article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/masculinity-crisis-china-leads-parents-enrol-boys-boot-camp-10869716 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Little Boy with ADHD Becomes Successful Musician All Thanks to One Caring Teacher
By Western Journal on 10/29/2018 “… Sometimes it takes just one person to make a difference, an impact on someone’s life. For drummer Clint Pulver, that person was Mr. Jensen. …” Read the entire article: https://www.westernjournal.com/l/slarson/little-boy-adhd-becomes-successful-musician-thanks-one-caring-teacher/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boy Talk: Breaking Masculine Stereotypes
By NY Times on 10/24/2018 “… “In here, we get to say stuff we wouldn’t normally say in front of other people. And we don’t judge each other,” said a seventh grader with dark curls. “Boys should have a safe space to talk about things that matter to us,” said another seventh grader with a hint of a READ MORE
20 Ways Divorce Affects Girls And Boys Differently
By Moms on 10/28/2018 “… Divorce is slowly becoming less common in the U.S., though many children still experience the separation of their parents. This can have lasting, visceral effects on a child’s development as well as their ability to have healthy relationships in adolescence and adulthood. …” Read the entire article: https://www.moms.com/20-ways-divorce-affects-girls-and-boys-differently/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
When Jackson was just eight, he was struggling so much he contemplated suicide
By New.com.au on 10/22/2018 “… WHEN Jackson Saunders admitted to his mum Kelly that he was contemplating suicide, at just eight years old, she was hit with a mix of potent emotions. “There was a whole spectrum of emotions,” she recalled. “It was everything ranging from anger to helplessness and deep sadness. …” Read the entire article: https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/mind/when-jackson-was-just-eight-he-was-struggling-so-much-he-contemplated-suicide/news-story/a487be90b6e85e432d4bd26dc5a105b7 READ MORE
Boys More Likely To Take Their Life Than Girls
By SanTan Sun News on 10/22/2018 “… Experts say girls are more verbal and more likely to cry out for help, while boys often internalize their emotions after years of being told to be strong and tough out bad situations. …” Read the entire article: http://santansun.com/2018/10/22/boys-more-likely-to-take-their-life-than-girls/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Warning Over Missed Opportunity to Improve Children’s Health
By Medscape on 10/15/2018 “… A properly-funded strategy for children and young people is urgently needed to stop child health in England continuing to fall behind other comparable countries, the UK’s most senior paediatrician has told Medscape News UK. …” Read the entire article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/903396 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Age boys start puberty ‘linked to mothers’
By BBC on 10/12/2018 “… The age at which boys begin puberty is linked to when their mothers started having periods, a study suggests. Mothers who started earlier than their peers had sons who had: • armpit hair two and a half months earlier • acne and voices breaking two months earlier. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45823220 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
She Said He Assaulted Her. Witnesses IN THE ROOM Said It Didn’t Happen. He Was Still Suspended.
By Daily Wire on 10/11/2018 “… A female student claimed a male student assaulted her while they lay next to each other on a bed one night after drinking. Just a few feet away, the man’s girlfriend and roommate were talking, and neither heard or saw anything corroborating the woman’s claims. The school suspended him anyway. READ MORE