By ADDitude “… When kids with ADHD elicit emotional responses from their parents, they learn that disruptive behavior is rewarded with attention. To cultivate positive behavior changes, parents should practice affective calmness…” Read the entire article: https://www.additudemag.com/emotional-response-adhd-behavior/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Parenting Boys
Parents’ belief in kids’ academic ability can actually improve their grades
By Phys.org 06/24/2021 “…Mothers were more optimistic about their sons’ ability in maths than their daughters’ and more optimistic about their daughters’ ability in reading than their sons—even if both performed just as well…” Read the entire article: https://phys.org/news/2021-06-parents-belief-kids-academic-ability.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Kids & Families First: Being the Dad You Want to Be
By Free Press Online 06/22/2021 “…Typically, boys learn very early to be strong rather than to feel. Between the ages of 4 and 6, they can easily be disconnected from their feelings, as they experience shame with emotional expression…” Read the entire article: https://freepressonline.com/Content/Top-Scrolling-Area/Top-Scrolling-Area/Article/Kids-Families-First-Being-the-Dad-You-Want-to-Be/126/724/73676 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Nurturing dads raise emotionally intelligent kids – helping make society more respectful and equitable
By Iowa Capital Dispatch 06/20/2021 “…Kids are better regulated emotionally, more resilient and more open-minded when their fathers are involved in their education and socialization. Boys, for better and worse, often mirror the habits, interests and values of their own fathers…” Read the entire article: https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2021/06/20/nurturing-dads-raise-emotionally-intelligent-kids-helping-make-society-more-respectful-and-equitable/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Dad’s Play an Important Role in a Child’s Life
By Patch 06/11/2021 “… Dads are the male role models to their sons. Dads teach their sons how to treat women, their wives and their children. They teach their sons how a man is supposed to act in relationships and react to people in general…” Read the entire article: https://patch.com/california/pleasanthill/dad-s-play-important-role-child-s-life The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The great attention deficit: More parents seek ADHD diagnosis and drugs for kids to manage remote learning
By NBC News 02/16/2021 “…From the week of March 9 to the week of March 30, the proportion of visits by teenagers that involved first-time ADHD diagnoses rose by 67 percent. There was a similar spike among teenagers — particularly boys — who received prescriptions for ADHD medicines for the first time…” Read the entire READ MORE
How can we better raise boys? A new book looks at where we’ve gone wrong — and how to fix it
By The Washington Post 03/16/2021 “… Parents treat their sons differently from their daughters from the very start of their lives, Brown notes. Consciously or not, they see baby boys as tougher; they discourage growing boys from expressing pain and reward them for using anger to get what they want…” Read the entire article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/how-can-we-better-raise-boys-a-new-book-looks-at-where-weve-gone-wrong–and-how-to-fix-it/2021/03/16/17ad2622-804e-11eb-ac37-4383f7709abe_story.html READ MORE
The pandemic’s psychological toll on our children
By M-Live 02/15/2021 “…As the mother of a 15-year-old boy with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, she’s seeing her son’s frustration in not having face-to-face interactions with peers and his struggles to focus while learning from a screen. …” Read the entire article: https://www.mlive.com/news/2021/02/the-pandemics-psychological-toll-on-our-children.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
How Child Gender Influences Parental Behaviors
By Moms 01/23/2021 “… This is not to be taken lightly because mothers transfer their sexist attitudes to their children more strongly than fathers, according to a study from the University of the Basque Country. Researchers interviewed mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters about their views on gender roles. Sons and daughters were more likely to READ MORE
Impacts Of Divorce On Boys Vs. Girls, Differences Explained
By Moms 01/22/2021 “… Divorce can affect children in different ways depending on several factors, such as the child’s age, gender, and the circumstances of the divorce. …” Read the entire article: https://www.moms.com/impacts-divorce-boys-girls-differences-explained/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org