Boys don’t cry? Survey finds men actually weep more than women — 4 times a month!

By Chris Melore, 10/21/21 “…Those heightened feelings of shame may be why men dealing with mental health conditions confessed more frequently to using coping behaviors like alcohol abuse (49%), substance abuse (40%), and self-harm (35%)…Those behaviors appear to be far less common among women…..” Read the entire article: https://www.studyfinds.org/men-cry-more-than-women

Study: Young boys who play sports less likely to have anxiety, depression

By HealthDay News, 09/27/21 “…We found that 5-year-old boys who never participated in sports were more likely between the ages of 6 and 10 to look unhappy and tired, had difficulty having fun, cried a lot, and appeared fearful or worried,” Pagani said…Also, boys who exhibited higher levels of depressive and anxious symptoms during middle READ MORE

Community Gem: After surviving Katrina, Dayton nurse works to raise displaced boys

By London Bishop, 10/23/21 “…“Our mission and heart is to mold them and make them understand what it is to live in society, to grow up with love and care, and to change that mindset so they can grow up, be productive and even have their own families,” Jones said. King’s Way typically houses three READ MORE

The Imperfect Storm: College Students and Suicide

By Swathi Kella, Harvard Political Review – AUGUST 10, 2021 “…“The whole community in the house, on the campus needs to have opportunities to be open about [suicide],” Rosenberger shared. “And of course, what one always fears is that one suicide might lead to another suicide. And so, one wants to be particularly out in front of READ MORE

Eating Disorders Surge in Boys and Young Men: What Parents Need to Know

By Michelle Tauber, People Magazine –  August 11, 2021 “…The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a record number of teenagers with eating disorders —including among boys and young men…” Read the entire article: https://people.com/health/eating-disorders-surge-in-boys-and-young-men-what-parents-need-to-know/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-share-article

Poor mental health means pupils three times more likely not to pass five GCSEs

By Helen Pidd July 25, 2021 “…The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) study found an independent association between mental difficulties in adolescence and educational attainment at age 16. It also discovered that mental health problems adversely affected boys’ educational attainment more than girls’….” Read the entire article: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jul/26/poor-mental-health-leaves-pupils-three-times-less-likely-to-pass-five-gcses

Pandemic saw worsening mental health among teens, young adults, study finds

By Alexandria Hein  July 13, 2021 “As typical social and academic interaction screeched to a halt last year, many young people began experiencing declines in mental health, a problem that appeared to be worse for those whose connections to family and friends weren’t as tight, a new study has found….” Read the entire article: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-07/osu-ato071221.php

Species of gut bacteria linked to enhanced cognition and language skills in infant boys

By University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry July 13, 2021 “Boys with a gut bacterial composition that was high in the bacteria Bacteroidetes at one year of age were found to have more advanced cognition and language skills one year later….” Read the entire article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210713145850.htm

Emerging evidence shows the pandemic may have hit boys harder — not just in Chicago but nationally

By Mila Koumpilova  Jul 16, 2021 “Black and Latino boys, who have long faced the largest gaps in the district, saw steeper drops in attendance and a sharper increase in failing grades than girls….” Read the entire article: https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/7/16/22578439/emerging-evidence-shows-the-pandemic-may-have-hit-boys-harder-not-just-in-chicago-but-nationally

Parents’ belief in kids’ academic ability can actually improve their grades

By Phys.org 06/24/2021 “…Mothers were more optimistic about their sons’ ability in maths than their daughters’ and more optimistic about their daughters’ ability in reading than their sons—even if both performed just as well…” Read the entire article: https://phys.org/news/2021-06-parents-belief-kids-academic-ability.html