By Stella Cherono – Daily Nation 07/16/2019 “… Boys continue to fall behind in early education with their poor performance in culminating to low grades in national examinations. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nation.co.ke/news/education/Boys-fall-behind-in-key-subjects-of-early-education/2643604-5197386-8oub4kz/index.html
Category: Socialization of Boys
Hickenlooper takes on ‘The Boy Crisis’
By Joey Bunch – The Gazette 07/01/2019 “… The premise Farrell laid out to Hickenlooper in Iowa in a video on Farrell’s YouTube channel is that boys are a neglected entity in society, and society, families and men eventually pay a steep price for that. …” Read the entire article: https://gazette.com/premium/hickenlooper-takes-on-the-boy-crisis-joey-bunch/article_b15e2a41-a32b-585c-8871-2a2e4b32ebe0.html
A 30-year study says teaching your kids this trait can help them earn a higher salary in their 30s
By Tom Popomaronis – CNBC 07/11/2019 “… Meanwhile, boys who showed prosocial behaviors (e.g., showing sympathy, sharing with others, stopping disputes, resolving peer problems on their own) positively correlated with higher-than-average future incomes. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/11/children-whose-parents-teach-this-trait-are-likely-to-make-more-money-higher-salary-as-adults.html
School Uniforms To Become Gender-neutral Across Wales, Government Says
By Sarah Young – Independent 07/10/2019 “… The new guidance will mean that when a list of clothing items is published by the school, they will not be assigned to a specific gender. For example, trousers must not be described as a “boys’ item” and skirts must not be described as a “girls’ item”. …” READ MORE
How to Make Your Child’s Brain Grow: A New Study Shows How Powerful Your Parenting Is
By John Rich – The Good Men Project 07/10/2019 “… The three areas that focused on the positive interactions of the parents with their children led to broader changes in the brain’s higher-level cognitive areas. …” Read the entire article: https://goodmenproject.com/families/how-to-make-your-childs-brain-grow-a-new-study-shows-how-powerful-your-parenting-is/
Young man’s death prompts father’s bid to ban caffeine supplement powder
By Kelly Burke – 7News 07/08/2019 “… Yet the substance, despite being banned in the US last year after the similar death of an 18-year-old Ohio college student, remains legal, and easily available, in Australia. …” Read the entire article: https://7news.com.au/news/health/young-mans-death-prompts-fathers-bid-to-ban-caffeine-supplement-powder-c-204573
Buffalo Law Student Dies From Suicide, Family Establishes Mental Health Fund
By Christine Simmons – The American Lawyer 07/03/2019 “… His mother said Matthew had been struggling with mental health issues for about five years, since he suffered a concussion from playing college football. …” Read the entire article: https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2019/07/03/buffalo-law-student-dies-from-suicide-family-establishes-mental-health-fund
Raising boys who help in a world where girls are taught not to need it
By Jean Kish – Today 06/16/2019 “… I’ll keep teaching my sons to help their sisters. I’ll keep teaching my daughters to help their brothers. I can’t imagine a world where this isn’t the right thing to do. …” Read the entire article: https://community.today.com/parentingteam/post/raising-boys-who-help
Many Young Men Putting Health at Risk to Bulk Up
By Serena Gordon – U.S. News 06/25/2019 “… Nearly 7% of young men told researchers they had used a supplement to gain weight or build muscle, and 3% had used steroids to build mass. Fewer than 1% of young women said they had done either. …” Read the entire article: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2019-06-25/many-young-men-putting-health-at-risk-to-bulk-up
‘They’re just as needed as mothers’: Warren Farrell thinks Father’s Day gets overshadowed
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/