By Jordan Black – The American Thinker 05/15/2019 “… Since 2008 women have earned the majority of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. If the current trend continues, the last male to receive a bachelor’s degree will do so in 2068! Women are outperforming boys academically because schools are set up for girls. …” Read the READ MORE
Category: Parenting Boys
An Age-by-Age Guide to Raising Boys, According to Child Development Experts
By Good Housekeeping on 4/30/2019 “… As a mom of a 13-year-old boy, I often wonder whether his father and I are raising him the right way. So often, the things we hear about boys and men are negative. It’s hard not to worry. …” Read the entire article: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting/a26015095/raising-boys-tips/
Why divorce affects boys more than girls
By Steve Doughty – Iol 02/18/2019 “…But now a major new study has confirmed that they suffer more emotional problems than other children – with boys’ behaviour particularly badly affected. …” Read the entire article: https://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/family/parenting/why-divorce-affects-boys-more-than-girls-18848980?fbclid=IwAR0yyrdjJpHyJeVVXOYJLlKG-_bAHsp9klTnbq80nb_dJYPhhrSCWyxgm_g
Parents are OK with girls playing with trucks. Not so much with boys wearing makeup
By Sonja Haller – USA Today 02/05/2019 “…A study of more than 1,000 adults by SeniorLiving.org looked at the ages associated with discussing two dozen sensitive topics such as gender identity, racial discrimination, political beliefs, drugs, sex and mass shootings. The survey also addressed how gender plays a role in what parents see as acceptable behavior for their kids. READ MORE
Teacher, aides charged with abusing children with autism
By Fox 26 01/30/2019 “…A Florida special education teacher and two aides are charged with abusing children with autism by blowing whistles into one’s ears and locking them in dark bathrooms. …” Read the entire article: http://www.fox26houston.com/news/florida-teacher-aides-charged-with-abusing-children-with-autism?fbclid=IwAR1JmeXQynUvw3KXuWwbV_x37ItoRmDixCfxuL_E80U6_FUitKOpfBz6g7g
Boys will be boys – and that’s what they should be
By Justin Kennedy – Tahlequah Daily Press 01/30/2019 “…According to the article, a father can contribute positive growth to nearly every area of his children’s lives by being what he should be: a good man. The research states well-fathered children learn appropriate boundaries pertaining to the limits of physical interaction, such as why it is READ MORE
Sons’ Mental and Physical Health Deteriorate When Fathers Die
By Joshua A. Krisch – Fatherly 01/29/2019 “…Men, on the other hand, suffered the most serious mental health impacts from losing their fathers, alone. …” Read the entire article: https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/death-of-a-father-effects-on-mens-mental-health/
Jordan Peterson: It’s ideology vs. science in psychology’s war on boys and men
By Jordan Peterson – National Post 02/01/2019 “…The American Psychological Association (APA) recently released its Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Boys and Men. It manages to be simultaneously predictable, reprehensible, infuriating and disheartening — no mean feat for a single document. Make no mistake about it: this document constitutes an all-out assault on masculinity — READ MORE
Masculinity Is Not Our Enemy
By Michael Gurian – Psychology Today 01/24/2019 “…Child advocates like myself who are parents of daughters have been saying for years, “We can’t do much more for our daughters if we don’t help their future husbands–our nation’s sons–too.” …” Read the entire article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-minds-boys-and-girls/201901/masculinity-is-not-our-enemy
Practices network to improve care for children with ADHD
By AAP News 01/10/2019 “…Community-based pediatricians often struggle to treat children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) based on AAP guidelines. Recent studies suggest that quality improvement (QI) strategies could improve adherence to the guidelines. …” Read the entire article: http://www.aappublications.org/news/2019/01/10/chapters011019