By Florida Politics, 10/03/2023 “…Boys in Florida lag behind girls in basic English language proficiency in elementary and middle school but, according to new research from the Helios Education Foundation, there is hope to close the gap…” Read the entire article: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/637620-research-shows-significant-gender-achievement-gaps-for-boys-but-theres-hope-to-close-it/
Category: Parenting Boys
Boys Who Smoke Could Be Harming Their Future Children’s Health
By The Daily Sentinel, 09/05/2023 “…New research suggests that boys who smoke in their early teens risk passing on harmful genetic traits to future children. The study probed the genetic profiles of 875 people between 7 and 50 years of age and their father’s smoking behavior…” Read the entire article: https://www.gjsentinel.com/lifestyle/health_and_wellness/boys-who-smoke-could-be-harming-their-future-childrens-health/article_9c594269-987c-5d10-8969-d5b0631f4a88.html
The Other Gender Gap Starts in Kindergarten
By Hawaii Business, 05/19/2023 “…That means one big gender gap between women and men has been reversed in the past half century: Women are now as far ahead in higher education as men were when Title IX became law 51 years ago…” Read the entire article: https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/education-gender-gap-in-children/
Mental health issues in teen boys: What to look for and how to help
By Care, 04/27/2023 “…In terms of teen mental health, boys aren’t generally at the forefront of the conversation. Data even suggests boys are underserved when it comes to getting help for issues like anxiety and depression — but that doesn’t mean they’re not suffering…” Read the entire article: https://www.care.com/c/mental-health-issues-in-teenage-boys-what-to-look-for-how-to-help/
Boys more vulnerable to effects of premature parental death than girls, study finds
By News-Medical, 07/26/2023 “…The cumulative health and economic consequences of the premature loss of a parent may be greater for boys than for girls, suggest the findings of a large long term study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health…” Read the entire article: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230726/Boys-more-vulnerable-to-effects-of-premature-parental-death-than-girls-study-finds.aspx
Boys are facing key challenges in school. Inside the effort to support their success
By APA, 04/01/2023 “… At school, by almost every metric, boys of all ages are doing worse than girls. They are disciplined and diagnosed with learning disabilities at higher rates, their grades and test scores are lower, and they’re less likely to graduate from high school…” Read the entire article: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/04/boys-school-challenges-recommendations?fbclid=IwAR0HkZzByFvdoDVJ2MXAO0yVq1BuH1L0sRDw5TNFuLQQuZ_oy867PyguMrM
New teaching method can bridge the gap in girls’ and boys’ reading abilities
By Partner Science Norway, 06/20/2023 “…In Norway, girls are much better at reading than boys. However, girls and boys perform equally well when using a new teaching method…” Read the entire article: https://partner.sciencenorway.no/ntnu-reading-skills-school-and-education/new-teaching-method-can-bridge-the-gap-in-girls-and-boys-reading-abilities/2223792
Boys are facing key challenges in school. Inside the effort to support their success
By APA, 04/01/2023 “…At school, by almost every metric, boys of all ages are doing worse than girls. They are disciplined and diagnosed with learning disabilities at higher rates, their grades and test scores are lower, and they’re less likely to graduate from high school…” Read the entire article: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/04/boys-school-challenges-recommendations
A practical guide to improve boys’ mental health and wellbeing in schools
By News-Medical, 05/19/2023 “…Teenage boys are twice as likely as girls to die by suicide, and, when boys become men, they are three times more likely than women to die by suicide…” Read the entire article: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230519/A-practical-guide-to-improve-boyse28099-mental-health-and-wellbeing-in-schools.aspx
How to solve the education crisis for boys and men
By Richard Reeves – Ted Talk, 06/21/2023 “…While studying inequality and social mobility, Richard Reeves made a surprising discovery: in some countries, like the US and UK, boys are drastically lagging behind girls across many academic measures. He explains why these struggles in school are indicative of the larger crises facing boys and men — READ MORE