By Virginia Fallon – Stuff 11/10/2019 “… In grief, the behaviour of these young men always seems the same. They gather, they drink, they don’t talk and – if they’re anything like my boy – they don’t cry until they’re with their mums. And we don’t know how to help them. …” Read the entire article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116761880/how-we-should-help-our-young-men-deal-with-processing-grief-in-a-healthier-way READ MORE
Category: Social Issues
Why I Wrote My New Novel, The Stone Boys
By Michael Gurian – Gurian Institute 11/04/2019 “… As far as I know, however, The Stone Boys is the first thriller that takes on the complexity of male sexual abuse, male trauma, and boys’ developmental crises in the way it does. …” Read the entire article: https://gurianinstitute.com/why-i-wrote-my-new-novel-the-stone-boys/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Young Men are Lonelier Than Ever Before Says Recent Study
By Freddy Blackmon – Guy Counseling 10/28/2019 “… Study suggests young men struggle with massive loneliness. A recent survey conducted by YouGov found that men are struggling to make and maintain friendships. …” Read the entire article: https://guycounseling.com/young-men-are-lonely-study/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Self-harm: boys are less likely to be admitted to hospital
By Ann John & Amanda Marchant – The Conversation 10/31/2019 “… One of our most interesting findings was that after going to an emergency department to report self-harm, girls and young women are more likely to be admitted to hospital than boys and young men of the same age. …” Read the entire article: http://theconversation.com/self-harm-boys-are-less-likely-to-be-admitted-to-hospital-125332 The READ MORE
Socioeconomic factors magnify the boy-girl divide and can explain cross-race differences
By Evelyn Iritani – UCLA Anderson Review 10/30/2019 “… This reversal in the educational gender gap has left educators and parents to wonder: Why are boys falling behind in America? …” Read the entire article: https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/faculty-and-research/anderson-review/boys-gap The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Smartphones are helping boys to catch up with girls in reading
By Jim Collins – inews 11/03/2019 “… New research from the Pisa education rankings, which test teenagers in 80 countries, are expected to show boys catching up for the first time in almost 20 years. …” Read the entire article: https://inews.co.uk/news/education/smartphones-are-helping-boys-to-catch-up-with-girls-in-reading-825356 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Gender scholar says raising boys to be ‘emotionally stoic’ leads to violence, suicide
By Ben Walls – The College Fix 11/04/2019 “… One gender scholar who gives regular talks on college campuses argues that men are responsible for much higher rates of violence and suicide because they are often raised to conceal or suppress their emotions. …” Read the entire article: https://www.thecollegefix.com/gender-scholar-says-raising-boys-to-be-emotionally-stoic-leads-to-violence-suicide/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
US teens use screens more than seven hours a day on average — and that’s not including school work
By Kristen Rogers – CNN 10/29/2019 “… US teens spend an average of more than seven hours per day on screen media for entertainment, and tweens spend nearly five hours, a new report finds — and that doesn’t include time spent using screens for school and homework. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/29/health/common-sense-kids-media-use-report-wellness/index.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Suicide attempts by black teens are increasing, study says
By Jen Christensen – CNN 10/14/2019 “… This study is in line with earlier research that has shown African-American boys, especially younger boys between the ages of 5 and 11, have experienced an increase in the rate of suicide deaths. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/14/health/black-teen-suicide-attempts-study/index.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Young moms are more likely to have children with ADHD: study
By Arti Patel – Global News 10/28/2019 “… Women who get pregnant at a young age are more likely to have children with ADHD, new research suggests. …” Read the entire article: https://globalnews.ca/news/6091655/young-mom-children-adhd/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org