Category: Parenting Boys

Boys graduate high school at lower rates than girls, with lifelong consequences

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By News Press Now, 11/08/2023 “…They attend the same classes with access to the same programs, and even come from the same families. But girls consistently are outperforming boys, graduating at higher rates at public high schools around the country…” Read the entire article: https://www.newspressnow.com/boys-graduate-high-school-at-lower-rates-than-girls-with-lifelong-consequences/article_eabc6118-7e93-11ee-ba46-ebe4a2801afc.html  

Maternal Aspartame Use May Triple Autism Risk in Boys

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By Psychiatrist, 10/03/2023 “…Researchers find a threefold increase in autism risk for boys whose mothers consumed the sugar substitute aspartame daily during pregnancy or breastfeeding…” Read the entire article: https://www.psychiatrist.com/news/maternal-aspartame-use-may-triple-autism-risk-in-boys/

Research shows ‘significant’ gender achievement gaps for boys, but there’s hope to close it

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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/

Boys Who Smoke Could Be Harming Their Future Children’s Health

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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