By ScienceDaily 03/12/2020 “… A Swedish-Finnish study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases now shows that the most oncogenic HPV types can be eliminated, but only if both girls and boys are vaccinated. Both genders will be offered vaccination in Sweden as of 2020. …” Read the entire article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200312114139.htm The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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Parents, grandmother indicted in Arizona boy’s death
By ABC News 03/13/2020 “…Eventually, they told police they kept the boy and his 7-year-old brother in a closet for 16 hours a day over the past month and gave them little to eat, police reports showed. …” Read the entire article: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/parents-grandmother-indicted-arizona-boys-death-69592183 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
New study finds that a certain attachment behavior in babies could be linked to autism
By Yahoo 03/16/2020 “… A new, first of its kind study has found that children who show a behavior called insecure-resistant attachment as a baby and who have an older sibling with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to be diagnosed with ASD themselves. …” Read the entire article: https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/infants-interactions-with-parents-may-predict-autism/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
DMU Hosts Medical and Health Sciences Camp to Inspire Underrepresented Boys
By Maria Lisignoli – WhoTV 03/07/2020 “…For the second year, Des Moines University is hosting their camp to introduce young boys grades 2 to 6 into the medical and health sciences fields. …” Read the entire article: https://whotv.com/news/dmu-hosts-medical-and-health-sciences-camp-to-inspire-underrepresented-boys/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
How ‘regular school’ parents can homeschool their kids
By Matt Villano – ABC News 03/16/2020 “…This can get particularly complicated in families with multiple children. Monica Smith, who lives in Healdsburg, California, has twin 7-year-old boys and said one was recently diagnosed with ADHD. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/health/homeschooling-during-coronavirus-wellness/index.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Coronavirus: What public health workers are telling their children
By Jennifer Folsom – NBC News 03/12/2020 “…Chang is also the mom of two sons, ages 10 and 13. “Wash your hands, then keep your hands out of your face, and cough into your elbow,” Chang said. “We make hand washing enjoyable, humming or singing whatever is in their head at the time.”…” Read the READ MORE
White House, Warren Farrell mull fix to ‘boy crisis’
By Cheryl K. Chumley – The Washington Times 03/06/2020 “… Warren Farrell, co-author of “The Boy Crisis,” says America has a problem with males and it’s one that goes like this: They’re not being raised to be men. And how true that is. Today’s boys are being taught that masculinity is a disease. …” Read READ MORE
Your Kids Are Heavier Than You Think
By Susana Martinez-Conde – Scientific American 03/04/2020 “… New research ties parents’ misperceptions of their offspring’s weight to childhood obesity. …” Read the entire article: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/illusion-chasers/your-kids-are-heavier-than-you-think/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Half of Australian adolescent boys are using protein powder, study shows
By James Purtill – ABC News 03/04/2020 “… Half of boys aged 14-16 are using muscle-building protein supplements, according to study that surveyed students at a Victorian high school. …” Read the entire article: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/half-of-australian-adolescent-boys-using-protein-powder/12026488 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Children who don’t get enough sleep may have a higher risk of mental health problems
By AsiaOne 03/09/2020 “… Boys who slept the least hours had an increased risk of developing behavioural problems, and both boys and girls who slept the least had a higher risk of future emotional problems. …” Read the entire article: https://www.asiaone.com/lifestyle/children-who-dont-get-enough-sleep-may-have-higher-risk-mental-health-problems The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org