By Mary Anne Richey, M.Ed. – ADDitude 05/11/2020 “… Teen boys with ADHD have a hard road to travel as they take on more classes, harder assignments, an increasingly complex social environment, and a rapidly changing body. One of their biggest developmental tasks is to separate from parents. …” Read the entire article: https://www.additudemag.com/podcast-strategies-teen-adhd-boys-richey/
Category: Parenting Boys
What lockdown with my autistic son has taught me about life
By Chitra Ramaswamy – The Guardian 04/28/2020 “… And like many autistic people, my son struggles with change and chronology. So according to neurotypical reasoning, life under lockdown would be especially hard for him. This is why it’s a relief that the UK coronavirus rules have been relaxed for people with autism and learning disabilities, READ MORE
Let Our Boys Grow Into Emotionally Intelligent Men
By Mat Knights – The Good Men Project 04/10/2020 “… Our little boys deserve to be allowed to feel love and to learn how to express it. Our little boys need shame removed from their core and not to be made feel like their emotions are bad or wrong. Without a healthy expression of emotion, READ MORE
Male reproductive health problems could begin in womb
By Mirage News 04/23/2020 “… Disruptions to male babies’ development early during pregnancy could have a profound effect on a man’s future reproductive health, according to new research. …” Read the entire article: https://www.miragenews.com/male-reproductive-health-problems-could-begin-in-womb/
Parenting When the World’s On Fire: 5 Ways to Help Kids Through Stressful Times
By Valerie Larson-Howard, LCSW – TulsaKids 03/22/2020 “… Unfortunately, parents have the added pressure of navigating this fire while knowing their kids are looking to them for reassurance. Luckily, the playbook for helping kids through a crisis remains the same even when nothing is normal about the current crisis. …” Read the entire article: https://www.tulsakids.com/5-ways-to-help-kids-through-stressful-times/
COVID-19: Keeping their distance will help keep your kids healthy
By Cloe Logan – Surrey Now-Leader 03/22/2020 “… “At least our boys have each other to play with and they are really good friends.” He said all of the safety precautions, combined with activities that make kids feel hopeful, is the ideal way to approach isolation. …” Read the entire article: https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/covid-19-keeping-their-distance-will-help-keep-your-kids-healthy/
Family Instability Hits Boys Harder Than Girls and Has Double Poverty’s Influence on Childhood Aggression
By The Good Men Project 03/23/2020 “… Increasing family instability, caused by divorce and remarriage (as well as the formation and dissolution of cohabiting unions), is having a major influence on children’s social-emotional development, especially among boys, according to latest research. …” Read the entire article: https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/family-instability-hits-boys-harder-than-girls-and-has-double-povertys-influence-on-childhood-aggression/
How ‘regular school’ parents can homeschool their kids
By Matt Villano – ABC News 03/16/2020 “…This can get particularly complicated in families with multiple children. Monica Smith, who lives in Healdsburg, California, has twin 7-year-old boys and said one was recently diagnosed with ADHD. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/health/homeschooling-during-coronavirus-wellness/index.html
Coronavirus: What public health workers are telling their children
By Jennifer Folsom – NBC News 03/12/2020 “…Chang is also the mom of two sons, ages 10 and 13. “Wash your hands, then keep your hands out of your face, and cough into your elbow,” Chang said. “We make hand washing enjoyable, humming or singing whatever is in their head at the time.”…” Read the READ MORE
Your Kids Are Heavier Than You Think
By Susana Martinez-Conde – Scientific American 03/04/2020 “… New research ties parents’ misperceptions of their offspring’s weight to childhood obesity. …” Read the entire article: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/illusion-chasers/your-kids-are-heavier-than-you-think/