By Anna Patty – The Sydney Morning Herald 06/05/2019 “… Research from the NSW government shows his uncertainty is common for boys, who are being left behind girls when it comes to planning their careers. …” Read the entire article: https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/i-thought-it-was-a-hobby-why-it-took-culain-five-different-jobs-to-find-his-calling-20190603-p51tyw.html
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Sending your boy to preschool is great for your grandson, new research shows
By Lillian Mongeau – The Hechinger Report 05/14/2019 “… Children of parents who attended a high-quality preschool program in the 1960s were better educated, healthier, better employed and more likely to stay stably married, especially if they were boys born to preschool-educated fathers. …” Read the entire article: https://hechingerreport.org/sending-your-boy-to-preschool-is-great-for-your-grandson-new-research-shows/
Teacher disciplined after boy with autism given ‘most annoying’ award
By Jackie Salo – The New York Times 06/04/2019 “… An Indiana special education teacher is in hot water for mocking a fifth-grader with autism by giving him a trophy for “most annoying male.” …” Read the entire article: https://nypost.com/2019/06/04/teacher-disciplined-after-boy-with-autism-given-most-annoying-award/
What Fathers Can Do to Get Through to Their Depressed Sons
By George Livengood – Thrive Global 05/24/2019 “… Since the 1990s until 2007, there had been a steady decline in the rates of suicides among teenagers, but it is now on the rise. In 2015, suicide became the leading cause of death among Utah teenagers. …” Read the entire article: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/warning-signs-of-depression-in-your-son/
Why boys get poor grades
By Ingrid P. Nuse – ScienceNordic 05/24/2019 “… Several studies have previously shown that when primary school teachers make subjective assessments of their pupils, boys fare worse than they do on objective tests like exams and national standardized tests. …” Read the entire article: http://sciencenordic.com/why-boys-get-poor-grades
Air pollution warning as scientists discover boys exposed to toxic air in the womb and throughout childhood may have worse memory
By Vanessa Chalmers – Daily Mail 05/23/2019 “… Boys who are exposed to pollution in the womb and childhood may have poorer thinking skills and working memory, scientists claim. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7063533/Baby-boys-exposed-toxic-air-womb-worse-thinking-skills.html
Health warning over enlarged breast tissue in boys
By Cai Wenjun – Shine News 05/26/2019 “… Doctors said enlarged breasts in males can occur during infancy and puberty, and timely medical treatment is important. …” Read the entire article: https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/1905265444/
It’s ‘no wonder’ boys are doing less well than girls
By Nicola Daniel – Tes 05/28/2019 “… The data tells us that boys perform less well than girls academically and it’s no wonder: improving literacy is the most effective way of raising attainment. However, literacy is broadly perceived to be feminine –most boys are read to by mums and are taught literacy by female teachers. READ MORE
Imagine: Are we failing our boys? Let’s look beyond the heavy mask of manhood
By Shelja Sen – The Indian Express 05/18/2019 “… It was Nobel Laureate and eminent novelist, Doris Lessing who pointed out that boys were the new silent victims in the gender war where they are being “continually demeaned and insulted” and subject to “automatic rubbishing”. I couldn’t agree with her more. …” Read the entire READ MORE
Failure to Launch Syndrome
By Ellen Hendriksen – Scientific American 05/18/2019“… But when young adults stay at home, don’t search for a job or contribute financially, and begin to withdraw from the world, we have the foundation of failure to launch. …”Read the entire article: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/failure-to-launch-syndrome/