By Valerie Larson-Howard, LCSW – TulsaKids 03/22/2020 “… Unfortunately, parents have the added pressure of navigating this fire while knowing their kids are looking to them for reassurance. Luckily, the playbook for helping kids through a crisis remains the same even when nothing is normal about the current crisis. …” Read the entire article: https://www.tulsakids.com/5-ways-to-help-kids-through-stressful-times/ READ MORE
Category: Parenting Boys
COVID-19: Keeping their distance will help keep your kids healthy
By Cloe Logan – Surrey Now-Leader 03/22/2020 “… “At least our boys have each other to play with and they are really good friends.” He said all of the safety precautions, combined with activities that make kids feel hopeful, is the ideal way to approach isolation. …” Read the entire article: https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/covid-19-keeping-their-distance-will-help-keep-your-kids-healthy/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Family Instability Hits Boys Harder Than Girls and Has Double Poverty’s Influence on Childhood Aggression
By The Good Men Project 03/23/2020 “… Increasing family instability, caused by divorce and remarriage (as well as the formation and dissolution of cohabiting unions), is having a major influence on children’s social-emotional development, especially among boys, according to latest research. …” Read the entire article: https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/family-instability-hits-boys-harder-than-girls-and-has-double-povertys-influence-on-childhood-aggression/ 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
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
It’s Their Classmates Who Are Putting Boys Off Reading
By Nick Morrison – Forbes 02/26/2020 “… Researchers said the findings suggested teachers should confront gender stereotypes in the classroom, as well as tailor classroom texts to boys’ interests and encourage fathers to read to their sons. …” Read the entire article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorrison/2020/02/26/its-their-classmates-who-are-putting-boys-off-reading/#7269dc9771fc The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Standing up for boys
By Erika Sanzi – The Valley Breeze 02/26/2020 “… So while others make a name for themselves awfulizing males, we moms of boys will tell our sons every single day not to believe the lies. And we will stand up for the countless boys across our nation whose lives are being irrevocably damaged by a READ MORE
The study from the University of Queensland debunks the myth that boys or girls run in the family
By Kiersten Willis -The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 02/19/2020 “… Researchers from the University of Queensland have conducted a study published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. It analyzed of the population of Sweden since 1932 and debunked the myth that having all boys or all girls runs in the family. …” Read the READ MORE
Suicidal Thoughts Can Begin In Children As Young As 9 Years Old, Study Finds
By John Anderer – Study Finds 02/10/2020 “… Unbelievably, Barch also mentioned that she has even seen suicidal thoughts in preschoolers over the course of prior research. This study also noted some interesting discrepancies among boys and girls; young boys tend to have more suicidal thoughts than young girls. …” Read the entire article: https://www.studyfinds.org/suicidal-thoughts-can-begin-in-children-as-young-as-9-years-old-study-finds/ The READ MORE