By Warren Farrell – Washington Examiner 06/14/2019 “… The bad news is that this has left many boys with a “purpose void.” As boys with a purpose void have become less-motivated men, more women are interested in having children without having “just one more child I have to support.” Additionally, more children of divorce are READ MORE
Category: Parenting Boys
J. Pepper Bryars: Dad-deprived homes reach crisis levels in Alabama
By Alabama Today 06/20/2019 “… While single mothers are making heroic efforts in Alabama, Ferrell said that young men growing up without a father in the house face enormous odds. Boys in this situation, he said, stand a greater chance than their female counterparts of doing poorly in school, being overweight, being both the bully READ MORE
‘They’re just as needed as mothers’: Warren Farrell thinks Father’s Day gets overshadowed
By Alexis Clark – Nashville Tennessean 06/17/2019 “… Author Warren Farrell spoke in Nashville earlier this month to an audience of 500 about spending more time with family and more specifically, building a father-and-son relationship. …” Read the entire article: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2019/06/17/warren-farrell-fatherhood-summit-nashville/1351197001/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Why It’s OK To Cry In Front Of Your Kids Sometimes
By Caroline Bologna – Huffington Post 06/05/2019 “… “We need to encourage parents of young boys to pay particular attention to the emotional experiences of their boys, and that young boys know it is OK for them to experience and discuss the full range of emotions we have as human beings.” …” Read the entire READ MORE
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/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Masculinity in Menopause: The Emasculating Effects of Fatherlessness and Feminism
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
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/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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