By Perth Now on 03/12/2018 “… AUSTRALIAN children as young as six are ending up in hospital after intentionally harming themselves, with rates increasing in younger boys, a new report shows. …” Read the entire article: https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/self-harm-in-young-boys-on-rise-ng-b88772218z The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Physical Health of Boys
Fewer boys are playing high school football
By KNOE on 03/12/2018 “… Since 2008, the number of high school boys participating in football has steadily dropped, almost 5%, in a sport that used to add players every year. …” Read the entire article: http://www.knoe.com/content/news/Fewer-boys-are-playing-high-school-football-476619203.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
ECONOMYCOMMENTARY The Crisis of Our Young Men
By The Daily Signal on 03/14/2018 “… Writing last week about the opioid crisis, I suggested that, as we consider policy options for dealing with the problem, we consider that at least some part of it may reflect a spiritual, moral crisis in the country. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/03/14/whats-happening-to-our-young-men/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell%22&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTkRrMFlUSXdZbUV5WldRMSIsInQiOiJoNDdrejlRbGtTaXJZUEJLSmZEY3FVUE1ubWRYTGlJeDY3b0g5NkExUlhOUFFZSndnWWtBSmhoVmQwZmhkNGh5OUdsV0RCSnJxcmR1aUlSYWtZRm8ySjJGNklON25IcXc0aGZsWGlIa1JNeHlDWmZKXC9qbGNXbjdGajdEZVlDangifQ%3D%3D The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Yale Student Found Not Guilty in Rape Trial
By NY Times on 03/07/2018 “… A Yale student who had been suspended by the university was found not guilty on Wednesday of sexually assaulting a fellow student, in a rare college rape accusation to be tried in the courts. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/nyregion/yale-student-not-guilty-saifullah-khan.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Poll Shows Most Parents Of School Children Support Arming Teachers
By MRC TV on 02/28/2018 “… While Americans in general may be divided on the prospect of allowing teachers to carry guns in schools, it looks like the majority of parents agree: more guns are a good thing. …” Read the entire article: https://www.mrctv.org/blog/poll-shows-most-parents-school-children-support-arming-teachers The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Kevin Durant commits $10 million to Prince George’s County public schools
By NBC Sports on 02/23/2018 “… The partnership, which comes with a $10 million dollar commitment from Durant, will help fund a program called College Track. Essentially, it’s a 10-year program that provides basic infrastructure — test prep, tutoring, college selection and how to get financial aid — that kids from less-advantaged families often times don’t have. …” Read READ MORE
Stanford protects inclusivity by banning men from the gym twice a week
By The College Fix on 02/22/2018 “… Michigan State University operated a women-only lounge going back to the Great Depression. The University of Michigan-Flint has excluded whites and males from consideration for certain faculty awards. …” Read the entire article: https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/42255/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
We’re Getting ADHD Wrong (Especially in Boys)
By ED Week 02/13/2018 “… My 15-year-old son has been dubbed a “slow processer”—the kind of kid who tends to stare out the window during class as he gathers his thoughts or daydreams. His reading has hovered slightly below grade level since teachers began assessing it. His organizational habits are less than stellar: Homework assignments, school READ MORE
Concern over teen boys increasing use of unregulated protein supplements
By 3 AW on 01/31/2017 “… An estimated 60 per cent of adolescent boys are dissatisfied with their bodies, and they are increasingly turning to the use of unregulated supplements and steroids. A new high school education program, Three Dimensions Project, is targeting adolescent boys in a bid to decrease supplement use. …” Read the entire article: https://www.3aw.com.au/concern-over-teen-boys-increasing-use-of-unregulated-protein-supplements/ READ MORE
Why primary school boys are needing mental health intervention
By Riot Act on 01/24/2018 “… It was a cry for help from a parent that made Menslink realise that a growing number of primary school boys were in need of mental health support. Now 10 to 12-year-old boys make up 12 per cent of the male support group’s client case, which CEO Martin Fisk said was not READ MORE