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
Category: Social Issues
Parents, grandmother indicted in Arizona boy’s death
By ABC News 03/13/2020 “…Eventually, they told police they kept the boy and his 7-year-old brother in a closet for 16 hours a day over the past month and gave them little to eat, police reports showed. …” Read the entire article: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/parents-grandmother-indicted-arizona-boys-death-69592183 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Half of Australian adolescent boys are using protein powder, study shows
By James Purtill – ABC News 03/04/2020 “… Half of boys aged 14-16 are using muscle-building protein supplements, according to study that surveyed students at a Victorian high school. …” Read the entire article: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/half-of-australian-adolescent-boys-using-protein-powder/12026488 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Female Teacher Actually Jailed For Raping Teen Boys
By Ashe Schow – The Daily Wire 03/05/2020 “… In what appears to be a rare sentencing, a female teacher was actually jailed for a serious length of time after raping underage teen boys. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailywire.com/news/female-teacher-actually-jailed-for-raping-teen-boys The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Healthy Men: Vaping is not an equal-opportunity problem
By Armin Brott – Tribune News Service 02/03/2020 “… And the fact that you haven’t seen much coverage of the gender difference is a big clue: the media loves male-vs-female comparisons, and when you don’t see one, it’s almost always because male victims outnumber females. …” Read the entire article: https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/lifestyle/health/4916162-Healthy-Men-Vaping-is-not-an-equal-opportunity-problem The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Study: Children with ADHD Struggle Doing Chores Independently and Satisfactorily
By Marimac Mcrea 02/26/2020 “… Researchers expected difficulty with homework performance to go hand in hand with increased difficulty in chore performance for boys with comorbid ODD. …” Read the entire article: https://www.additudemag.com/doing-chores-with-adhd/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
It’s Their Classmates Who Are Putting Boys Off Reading
By Nick Morrison – Forbes 02/26/2020 “… Researchers said the findings suggested teachers should confront gender stereotypes in the classroom, as well as tailor classroom texts to boys’ interests and encourage fathers to read to their sons. …” Read the entire article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorrison/2020/02/26/its-their-classmates-who-are-putting-boys-off-reading/#7269dc9771fc The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Standing up for boys
By Erika Sanzi – The Valley Breeze 02/26/2020 “… So while others make a name for themselves awfulizing males, we moms of boys will tell our sons every single day not to believe the lies. And we will stand up for the countless boys across our nation whose lives are being irrevocably damaged by a READ MORE
Big boys don’t cry. But sadbois do.
By Yannie Hoang – USC Annenberg Media 02/14/2020 “… Sadboi music appeals to young men of this generation because this popular, new trend allows them to openly express their emotions. However, sadboi music cannot function as a healthy, long-term solution. …” Read the entire article: http://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2020/02/15/big-boys-dont-cry-but-sadbois-do/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Ohio State among universities targeted over bias against men
By Jennifer Smola – Canton Rep 02/20/2020 “… Ohio State University has adjusted gender specifications for a number of programs and scholarships after a complaint alleged they illegally discriminated against males. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cantonrep.com/news/20200220/ohio-state-among-universities-targeted-over-bias-against-men/1 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org