By Alexis Clark – Nashville Tennessean 06/17/2019 “… Author Warren Farrell spoke in Nashville earlier this month to an audience of 500 about spending more time with family and more specifically, building a father-and-son relationship. …” Read the entire article: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2019/06/17/warren-farrell-fatherhood-summit-nashville/1351197001/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Social Issues
Study Finds Nearly 30% Spike In Male Teen Suicide Following Netflix Release of ’13 Reasons Why’.
By Catholic News Agency 06/07/2019 “… A new study suggests these fears were not unfounded. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, United States youth ages 10-17 had a 28.9% increase in suicide rates in young males in the month (April 2017) following the debut READ MORE
Trafficking’s invisible victims: Boys trapped in the sex trade
By Fox News 06/09/2019 “… If there’s a public face to human trafficking it’s usually that of a young teenage girl, but across the country a new type of victim is increasingly coming to the fore. More and more, young boys are being preyed upon and exploited in the sex trade, and advocates are beginning to take READ MORE
McGuireWoods Helps Clear Kid Snarled In Fake Money Fiasco
By RJ Vogt – Law360 06/09/2019 “… A sixth grader unknowingly used a counterfeit bill in his school cafeteria. He was set to be suspended until a McGuireWoods attorney stepped in as pro bono counsel, demonstrating the difference access to counsel can make in school disciplinary hearings. …” Read the entire article: https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1166618/mcguirewoods-helps-clear-kid-snarled-in-fake-money-fiasco?nl_pk=e7d85f48-bba2-4a19-8711-a679b2e60ce2&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=access-to-justice The Boys READ MORE
Teen boys’ eating disorders may focus on muscles, not weight loss
By Lisa Rapaport – Reuters 06/05/2019 “… Many people may mistakenly assume teen boys are not prone to eating disorders because their symptoms are different from what’s typically seen in girls and their focus is on building muscle rather than becoming impossibly thin, doctors warn. …” Read the entire article: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-boys-eating-disorders/teen-boys-eating-disorders-may-focus-on-muscles-not-weight-loss-idUSKCN1T62B5 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
‘I thought it was a hobby’: Why it took Culain five different jobs to find his calling
By Anna Patty – The Sydney Morning Herald 06/05/2019 “… Research from the NSW government shows his uncertainty is common for boys, who are being left behind girls when it comes to planning their careers. …” Read the entire article: https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/i-thought-it-was-a-hobby-why-it-took-culain-five-different-jobs-to-find-his-calling-20190603-p51tyw.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Sending your boy to preschool is great for your grandson, new research shows
By Lillian Mongeau – The Hechinger Report 05/14/2019 “… Children of parents who attended a high-quality preschool program in the 1960s were better educated, healthier, better employed and more likely to stay stably married, especially if they were boys born to preschool-educated fathers. …” Read the entire article: https://hechingerreport.org/sending-your-boy-to-preschool-is-great-for-your-grandson-new-research-shows/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Teacher disciplined after boy with autism given ‘most annoying’ award
By Jackie Salo – The New York Times 06/04/2019 “… An Indiana special education teacher is in hot water for mocking a fifth-grader with autism by giving him a trophy for “most annoying male.” …” Read the entire article: https://nypost.com/2019/06/04/teacher-disciplined-after-boy-with-autism-given-most-annoying-award/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
What Fathers Can Do to Get Through to Their Depressed Sons
By George Livengood – Thrive Global 05/24/2019 “… Since the 1990s until 2007, there had been a steady decline in the rates of suicides among teenagers, but it is now on the rise. In 2015, suicide became the leading cause of death among Utah teenagers. …” Read the entire article: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/warning-signs-of-depression-in-your-son/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Why boys get poor grades
By Ingrid P. Nuse – ScienceNordic 05/24/2019 “… Several studies have previously shown that when primary school teachers make subjective assessments of their pupils, boys fare worse than they do on objective tests like exams and national standardized tests. …” Read the entire article: http://sciencenordic.com/why-boys-get-poor-grades The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org