By Florida Politics, 02/21/2022 “…The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a sweeping bill Monday that aims to address the “fatherhood crisis” in Florida. A priority of House Speaker Chris Sprowls, the bill would invest $70 million to promote “responsible” fatherhood, protect at-risk boys and support foster children statewide…” Read the entire article: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/499184-senate-appropriations committee-signs-off-on-fatherhood-bill/ Boys Int
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School works to shape young boys into good citizens
By Meredith Blair – WTVY, 02/09/2022 “…Words of wisdom from an area pastor were heard by Faine Elementary boys this morning. It’s part of the “believe mentorship program” where students are learning to recognize a great future is ahead of them. The goal is simple, to uplift and shape young boys into good citizens…” Read the entire READ MORE
Ballet For Boys
By Jenn McKee – The Argonaut Newsweekly, 02/03/2022 “… Santa Monica’s Westside School of Ballet – which has kept young dancers on their toes since 1967 – recently relaunched a program of boys-only classes, hoping to encourage more young men to give dancing a whirl…” Read the entire article: https://argonautnews.com/ballet-for-boys/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Chris Sprowls lauds proposal supporting dads, at-risk boys and aging-out foster youth
By Florida Politics, 02/03/2022 “… The legislation mainly targets children involved in the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Juvenile Justice; it includes provisions relating to father-oriented services, alleviating the crisis of at-risk boys, and supporting young adults aging out of the foster care system…” Read the entire article: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/493294-chris-sprowls-lauds-proposal-supporting-dads-at-risk-boys-and-aging-out-foster-youth/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
What It Takes to Get Support for a Black Boy With Special Needs
By Taylor Harris – Time, 01/11/2022 “… Around that time, I developed the mental hashtag #NotMyBlackBoy. I would repeat it in my head as I prepared to engage educators who would try to convince me that in Tophs’ case, the bare bones would do. ..With an education gap between races that lingers at the threshold READ MORE
City to tackle plight of Black men, boys with new office
By Tiana Woodward – Boston Globe, 02/03/2022 “…The cheers, claps, and amens of more than 40 Black men and allies filled Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Roxbury Thursday morning as Mayor Michelle Wu unveiled the Office for Black Male Advancement, a new entity aimed at addressing the challenges Black men and boys face…” Read READ MORE
Screen Time Linked to Autism Spectrum Disorder in Boys
By HealthDay, 01/31/2022 “…The researchers found that at age 3 years, the prevalence of children with autism spectrum disorder was 392 per 100,000 (0.4 percent) and boys were three times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder…” Read the entire article: https://consumer.healthday.com/screen-time-linked-to-autism-spectrum-disorder-in-boys-2656510527.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Do ADHD Symptoms Differ in Boys and Girls?
By Heather Jones – Very Well Health, 01/17/2022 “…According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of 2016, approximately 6.1 million children (9.4%) in the United States had an ADHD diagnosis. The rate of diagnosis is higher for boys at 12.9% than for girls at 5.6%…” Read the entire article: https://www.verywellhealth.com/do-adhd-symptoms-differ-in-boys-and-girls-5207995 The Boys READ MORE
Screen Time Linked to Autism Spectrum Disorder in Boys
By Consumer Health Day, 01/31/2022 “…Compared with no screen time, one hour or more of screen time at age 1 year linked to significantly increased odds of ASD at age 3 years…” Read the entire article: https://consumer.healthday.com/screen-time-linked-to-autism-spectrum-disorder-in-boys-2656510527.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
A state-funded pre-K program led to ‘significantly negative effects’ for kids in Tennessee
By Jackie Mader – Hechinger Report, 01/24/2022 “…Children who attended Tennessee’s state-funded voluntary pre-K program during the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school years were doing worse than their peers by the end of sixth grade in academic achievement, discipline issues and special education referrals…” Read the entire article: https://hechingerreport.org/a-state-funded-pre-k-program-led-to-significantly-negative-effects-for-kids-in-tennessee/?utm_source=The+Hechinger+Report&utm_campaign=82a6ff67db-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_01_25_06_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d3ee4c3e04-82a6ff67db-322934344 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org