Study shows why boys need positive, diverse role models

By The Educator, 06/26/2024 “…A growing body of research shows that young men are finding it increasingly tough to find their place in the world and build confidence to navigate the pressures and expectations of modern society. Studies show boys are seeking help only one in four times compared with girls…” Read the entire article: READ MORE

Bigorexia in Teen Boys: Muscle Dysmorphia and Its Impact on Teens

By Newport Academy, 06/09/2024 “…This extreme drive to achieve a muscular physique can lead to a condition known as muscle dysmorphia, or bigorexia. Teens with bigorexia, which primarily affects boys and young men, are obsessed with bodybuilding and getting lean and muscular…” Read the entire article: https://www.newportacademy.com/resources/mental-health/bigorexia/

Norwegian boys dislike school more than any other group, finds study

By Phys.org, 06/12/2024 “…Compared with Norwegian girls, Norwegian boys also say that they enjoy school much less (boys’ scores are 44% lower). Spanish boys also clearly dislike going to school more than Spanish girls, while in Poland there is no difference between the sexes…” Read the entire article: https://phys.org/news/2024-06-norwegian-boys-school-group.html

Opinion: Boys and men get everything, except the thing that’s most worth having

By The Salt Lake Tribune, 06/09/2024 “…Almost without exception, the boys I talked to craved closer, more emotionally open relationships, but had neither the skills nor the social permission to change the story. Perhaps it’s not surprising that boys don’t know how to listen and engage with their friends’ emotions on any deeper level; after READ MORE

ADHD diagnoses are rising. 1 in 9 U.S. kids have gotten one, new study finds

By NPR, 05/23/2024 “…About 1 in 9 children in the U.S., between the ages of 3 and 17, have been diagnosed with ADHD. That’s according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that calls attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder an “expanding public health concern.”…” Read the entire article: https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/05/23/1252941968/adhd-diagnoses-are-rising-1-in-9-u-s-kids-have-gotten-one-new-study-finds

HPV vaccines prevent cancer in men as well as women, but fewer boys are getting the shots, new research suggests

By Fortune, 05/23/2024 “… Evidence that the shots are preventing HPV-related cancers in men has been slower to emerge, but the new research suggests vaccinated men have fewer cancers of the mouth and throat compared to those who didn’t get the shots. These cancers are more than twice as common in men than in women…” READ MORE

Nick Fletcher: ‘Boys are underperforming at school — silence on this grave inequality must end’

By Politics, 03/05/2024 “…Our boys are still not doing as well at school as they should be. They are underperforming. As well as with their own results, they are also behind girls at every single stage of education. The gender attainment gap is an expression of their underperformance because there is no biological or other READ MORE

Black teachers are less likely to refer Black boys to special education, study finds

By EdNC, 03/11/2024 “…For Black male students, being matched with educators who look like them means more than ever. A new study found that Black male elementary school students are less likely to be placed in special education if they have Black teachers…” Read the entire article: https://www.ednc.org/03-11-2024-black-teachers-are-less-likely-to-refer-black-boys-to-special-education-study-finds/