Category: Parenting Boys

UI study finds premature boys and girls have different brain development

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By Daily Iowan on 09/26/2018 “… The research was conducted through doing magnetic resonance imaging scans of the babies’ brains, asking the babies’ parents questions about their development, and observations from the time of birth. The researchers also looked at brains of infants born at term to compare brain matter at different stages of development. …” READ MORE

Children should hear about their father’s mental health struggles

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By The Star on 09/04/2018 “… While I would never wish either on anyone, I was glad to see them talk about it, and use their platforms to show that men’s mental health is a serious thing that needs to be discussed, especially by those we perceive as too tough to do so. …” Read the READ MORE

Depression in pregnancy may alter babies’ brains

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By Reuters on 08/27/2018 “… Untreated depression during pregnancy is associated with underweight babies who are more likely to need intensive care after birth. Pregnant women with uncontrolled depression may not eat well or keep up with prenatal visits, and in the most severe cases, they may be at increased risk for suicide. …” Read the READ MORE

When a child is extremely short, should a parent consider growth hormone?

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By The Washington Post on 08/12/2018 “… Erica Nicholson knew that her son, Sam, was small. Considering that she was barely 5 feet and 100 pounds and that his older sister was a “peanut,” it didn’t seem unusual. …” Read the entire article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/when-a-child-is-extremely-short-should-a-parent-consider-growth-hormone/2018/08/10/05a8080a-9985-11e8-b60b-1c897f17e185_story.html?utm_term=.c3cebc976212

So what if my sons are Mummy’s boys? They’re the kind, caring men of the future

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By Telegraph on 08/07/2018 “… In other words, boys who, in the tumultuous, challenging years of adolescence, enjoy a warm, loving relationship with their mothers are less likely to struggle with depression, anxiety and other psychological issues than those who don’t. …” Read the entire article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/sons-mummys-boys-kind-caring-men-future/

Popular light-up sneakers left boy with second-degree burns on feet, mom claims

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By Fox News on 07/05/2018 “… Sherry Foster, who shared photos of her son Peyton’s injuries on Facebook, said that it happened after the sneakers got wet during water day at school. …” Read the entire article: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2018/07/05/popular-light-up-sneakers-left-boy-with-second-degree-burns-on-feet-mom-claims.html

Men’s childhood environment may determine testosterone levels later, says study

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By The Health Site on 06/26/2018 “… Men who grew up in challenging conditions like prevalence of infectious diseases or poor nutrition may have lower levels of testosterone — male sex hormone — in later life, says a study. …” Read the entire article: http://www.thehealthsite.com/news/mens-childhood-environment-may-determine-testosterone-levels-later-says-study-ag0618/

‘Get shredded in six weeks!’ The problem with extreme male body transformations

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By The Guardian on 06/27/2018 “… Men’s Health magazine has transformed many men – and its own fortunes – by featuring extreme muscle makeovers. But does changing shape fast have a dark side? …” Read the entire article: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jun/27/get-shredded-in-six-weeks-the-problem-with-extreme-male-body-transformations

Solving the Pronoun Problem

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By Psychology Today on 06/06/2018 “… In his recent post, Cody Kommers suggests that in order to correct the hundreds of years that our language used the generic masculine, a better approach than struggling with “he or she” or “s/he,” or going back and forth between the generic masculine and generic feminine, is that we simply switch to READ MORE