Category: Parenting Boys

Jordan Peterson: It’s ideology vs. science in psychology’s war on boys and men

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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

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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

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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

‘I won’t look for real dad’, says paternity row twin

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By Chris Riches – Express 01/11/2019 “… A TEENAGER who was brought up believing his father was a millionaire businessman yesterday said he has no plans to track down his biological father. …” Read the entire article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1070679/paternity-row-twin-test-biological-father

The Impact of Absent Fathers on the Mental Health of Black Boys

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By The Root on 01/15/2018 “… Thabiti Boone grew up in a neighborhood where fathers didn’t exist, he says. The few who were physically present weren’t there spiritually or emotionally.“I never saw dads in the park playing with their sons,” Boone recalls. …” Read the entire article: https://www.theroot.com/the-impact-of-absent-fathers-on-the-mental-health-of-bl-1790853902?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=theroot_facebook&utm_campaign=sharebar&fbclid=IwAR0q2zsuLr0RixTNS-ayqUVVdQ2jCASSFvTImTQw-p80pdRGm5ymmpKGN3E

Roger Mathews Says ‘We All Have Adversities in Our Lives’ After JWoww Reveals Son’s Diagnosis

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By People on 11/28/2018 “… Following estranged wife Jenni “JWoww” Farley‘s announcement that their 2½-year-old son Greyson Valor has been diagnosed with autism, the father of two took to Instagram to share a hopeful message and a peek at some of the artwork done by their daughter Meilani Alexandra, 4. …” Read the entire article: https://people.com/parents/roger-mathews-speaks-out-jenni-jwoww-farley-son-autism/?fbclid=IwAR2Rjl2eEDZePxDHmejETrIj7K7Ktb1FzyFbKBy_ffA9F1SSmM92Pw0qK94

20 Ways Divorce Affects Girls And Boys Differently

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By Moms on 10/28/2018 “… Divorce is slowly becoming less common in the U.S., though many children still experience the separation of their parents. This can have lasting, visceral effects on a child’s development as well as their ability to have healthy relationships in adolescence and adulthood. …” Read the entire article: https://www.moms.com/20-ways-divorce-affects-girls-and-boys-differently/

Age boys start puberty ‘linked to mothers’

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By BBC on 10/12/2018 “… The age at which boys begin puberty is linked to when their mothers started having periods, a study suggests. Mothers who started earlier than their peers had sons who had: • armpit hair two and a half months earlier • acne and voices breaking two months earlier. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45823220