By Francis Vergunst – The Conversation 03/17/2019“… Behaviours identified as early as kindergarten are clues about larger contexts that have lifelong consequences for individuals and society. …” Read the entire article: https://theconversation.com/boys-attention-and-prosocial-behaviour-linked-to-earnings-30-years-later-112388
Category: Physical Health of Boys
Sexual abuse of boys continues to be missed: what social workers can do
By CommunityCare 03/18/2019 “… For young males in particular, distress may manifest as externalising behaviours such as displaying aggressive, harmful or challenging behaviour in school or at home, truanting, running away, displaying HSB or substance misuse. …” Read the entire article: https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2019/03/18/sexual-abuse-boys-continues-missed-social-workers-can/
Boys still vulnerable to sexual abuse
By Khorn Savi – The Phnom Penh Post 03/07/2019 “…New research conducted by First Step Cambodia has shown that parents and government authorities still have little awareness of how to prevent boys from being victims of sexual abuse, despite a previous study which found that more boys than girls suffer sexual exploitation. …” Read the entire READ MORE
No recess for boys at public school in Spain so they ‘know how women feel’
By Martin M. Barillas – Life Site 03/07/2019 “…Diaz Villanueva wrote on Twitter, “This Friday, the boys at a school in Huelva will be punished and without recreation … because they are boys. Girls will be allowed to go out to the schoolyard. …” Read the entire article: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/no-recess-for-boys-at-public-school-in-spain-so-they-know-how-women-feel
“People don’t look out for the signs of anorexia among boys and men – I want to change that”
By Charlotte Dobson – Manchester Evening News 02/25/2019 “…Samuel Pollen developed an eating disorder when he was 12-years-old. Now he’s written a novel informed by his experience…” Read the entire article: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/people-dont-look-out-signs-15867171
As our lifestyles become more sedentary, unfit teen boys find themselves at real risk of chronic illness
By Health 24 02/25/2019 “… A study of 1 million boys for an average of 28 years, starting when they were 16 to 19 years of age has revealed that teen boys who are unfit and/or obese have higher odds for chronic disease and disability as adults. …” Read the entire article: https://www.health24.com/Lifestyle/Ageing-well/News/as-our-lifestyles-become-more-sedentary-unfit-teen-boys-find-themselves-at-real-risk-of-chronic-illness-20190225-2
Men should also be vaccinated against HPV, say health experts
By Punjab News Express 02/05/2019 “… The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that besides girls, all boys in the age group of 11 or 12 should be vaccinated against HPV and may be vaccinated till 21 years of age. …” Read the entire article: http://punjabnewsexpress.com/national/news/-men-should-also-be-vaccinated-against-hpv-say-health-experts-85265.aspx
The Life of an American Boy at 17
By Jennifer Percy – Esquire 02/12/2019 “…This girl he didn’t really know told him to stop. When he did it again, she smacked him in the face. He smacked her back. She clawed at him, and he fell into a row of computers. The bell rang, and the girl ran off. “The teacher asked me READ MORE
Climate change will affect gender ratio among newborns, scientists say
By Susan Scutti – CNN 01/24/2019 “…A recent study in Japan found a link between temperature fluctuations and a lower male-to-female sex ratio at birth, with conceptions of boys especially vulnerable to external stress factors, wrote Dr. Misao Fukuda, lead study author and founder of the M&K Health Institute in Hyogo. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/23/health/climate-change-infant-sex-ratio-intl/index.html
Public health watchdog wants boys to get HPV vaccine
By Ylw Uuitset 01/23/2019 “…Including boys in Finland’s Human Papillomavirus vaccination programme would be an effective means of combating cancers caused by the infection. …” Read the entire article: https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/public_health_watchdog_wants_boys_to_get_hpv_vaccine/10610648