By Newsweek 06/04/2021 “…Several teenage boys who experienced non-life-threatening heart inflammation after receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine have prompted health officials to look into whether the cases could be a rare vaccine side effect in teens and young adults…” Read the entire article: https://www.newsweek.com/more-study-urged-after-7-teen-boys-suffer-heart-inflammation-after-getting-covid-19-vaccine-1597739
Category: Social Issues
The cultural shift toward equal shared parenting in Washington is great news, especially for boys
By Equality for Boys and Men 06/04/2021 “…The reason we say the cultural shift toward 50/50 custody arrangements is especially good news for boys is that it has resulted in more boys spending more time with their fathers…” Read the entire article: https://equalityforboysandmen.org/cultural-shift-toward-equal-shared-parenting-in-washington-is-great-news-for-boys/
The pandemic has been tough on young people – which is why summer break is so important for their mental health
By The Conversation 03/22/2021 “…For example, one report found that during the third wave of the pandemic in the UK – where schools were closed for an extended period of time – behavioural, emotional, and attentional difficulties increased, particularly in primary school-aged children. One-third of primary school aged boys, and around 23% of girls, had READ MORE
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
Two 13-year-old brothers are participating in Moderna’s vaccine trial for kids. They’re ‘pretty chill’ about it.
By Business Insider 03/23/2021 “… But the Preston brothers are participants in Moderna’s clinical trial: The company is currently studying the effects of the shot among 3,000 kids ages 12 to 17. A separate trial is testing it in 6,750 children under 12, including babies as young as six months…” Read the entire article: https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/two-13-year-old-brothers-are-participating-in-modernas-vaccine-trial-for-kids-theyre-pretty-chill-about-it-/articleshow/81593292.cms
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
Pollution could be behind the rising number of boys born with their testicles in the wrong place, scientists have warned
By Daily Mail 03/16/2021 “… Pollution from industries like coal mining and metal works may be causing more boys to be born with their testicles in the wrong place, a study has warned…” Read the entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9368373/Health-Pollution-rising-number-boys-born-undescended-testicles.html
The Virtual Black Boys and Men Speaker Series
By Bowie State 03/17/2021 “… The program theme is Centering Black Boys and Men During a Global Pandemic. We will be prioritizing and humanizing Black boys’ and men’s experiences throughout the K-12 and collegiate pipeline during the coronavirus pandemic for teachers, administrators, professors, instructional support staff, stakeholders, and families. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bowiestate.edu/calendar/index.php?eID=2963
Dr. Warren Farrell: Why Biden’s New Gender Policy Council Is Sexist | American Thought Leaders
By Dr. Warren Farrell 03/13/2021 “…Boys are four times as likely to commit suicide than girls between the ages of 15 and 19. They’re also significantly more likely to drop out of school, become homeless, and end up in prison, says Dr. Warren Farrell. …” Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB4BEqUXOkk
How Negative Stereotypes About Boys Affect Their Academics And Health
By CBS Pittsburgh 03/2/2021 “… “To Raise a Boy” is a searing investigation into how we teach boys to be men—and how we can do better. In this special selection from the book, Brown underscores why it’s vital to encourage healthy relationships to academics for boys and dismantle negative stereotypes about them and their academic READ MORE