By Wired 07/27/2020 “… Lise Eliot, a professor of neuroscience at Rosalind Franklin University, believes that sex differences in the prevalence of some disorders might be better explained by biases among doctors, or in the diagnostic criteria, rather than by biology. Proponents of sex difference research often note that boys are diagnosed with autism about READ MORE
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Medical myths: Does sugar make children hyperactive?
By Tim Newman – Medical News Today 07/21/2020 “… The researchers recruited 35 boys aged 5–7 whose mothers described them as being behaviorally “sugar sensitive.” The children were split into two groups. They all received a placebo, which was aspartame. …” Read the entire article: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/medical-myths-does-sugar-make-children-hyperactive
Girls Outnumber Boys At Prestigious Science And Math Competition
By Kevin Anderton – Forbe 07/28/2020 “… Furthermore, this year for the first time in the past 20 years, the girls outnumber the boys by 24 to 16, representing 60% of the group. …” Read the entire article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton/2020/07/28/girls-outnumber-boys-at-prestigious-science-and-math-competition-infographic/#6fa87b8121b6
Boys may be hiding their feelings less amid the coronavirus pandemic
By Lisa Selin Davis – CNN 07/27/2020 “… Then came the shutdown spawned by the coronavirus. Now, away from those pressures, he has been able to access his full range of emotions, whether that’s relief at being home or anxiety about what’s to come. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/27/health/boys-gender-roles-feelings-wellness/index.html
Coronavirus shows how the ‘failure to launch’ stereotype is unfair to kids — and their parents
By Meagan Francis – NBC News 07/19/2020 “… Many other cultures embrace the idea of multiple generations living together, and maybe Americans can come out of this experience more accepting and encouraging of those who choose this path. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/coronavirus-shows-how-failure-launch-stereotype-unfair-kids-their-parents-ncna1234158
About 60% of American children are not aerobically fit and this can cause long-term health problems: Experts
By MEAWW 07/20/2020 “… The evidence linking genes with aerobic fitness is weak, according to researches. However, sex plays a role, with boys having a higher aerobic score than girls. Social factors have a bearing too. …” Read the entire article: https://meaww.com/nearly-60-american-children-are-not-aerobically-fit-could-cause-long-term-health-effects
Boys fall further behind girls for daily reading amid lockdown, study suggests
By Simon Doyle – The Irish News 07/15/2020 “… BOYS have fallen further behind girls at reading regularly and enjoying it during lockdown. The gender gap in the number of children who say they take pleasure in reading and who read daily appears to have widened, prompting fears that boys could be at “risk of losing READ MORE
Teenage boys’ academic ambition may explain gender pay gap, study says
By Richard Adams – The Guardian 07/19/2020 “… The gender pay gap may be partly explained by teenage boys having more ambitious aims to attend prestigious universities than girls, even if they have the same academic results, according to research. …” Read the entire article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/20/teenage-boys-academic-ambition-may-explain-gender-pay-gap-study-says
Nearly half of US youth have been stalked/harassed by partners
By Medical Xpress 06/29/2020 “… They found that rates of perpetration and victimization were similar for boys and girls: 46.5% of boys and 50.6% of girls reported stalking or harassing a partner, and 44.6% of boys and 51.1% of girls reported a partner doing these things to them. …” Read the entire article: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-youth-stalkedharassed-partners.html
Smoking still a core challenge for child and adolescent health reveals WHO report
By Euro WHO 06/05/2020 “… At age 11, 5% of boys and 2% of girls have ever smoked, but this rises to 29% of boys and 27% of girls at age 15. Similarly, levels of current cigarette smoking increase from 2% of boys and 1% of girls at age 11, to 15% of both boys READ MORE