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
Category: Socialization of Boys
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
Why It’s OK To Cry In Front Of Your Kids Sometimes
By Caroline Bologna – Huffington Post 06/05/2019 “… “We need to encourage parents of young boys to pay particular attention to the emotional experiences of their boys, and that young boys know it is OK for them to experience and discuss the full range of emotions we have as human beings.” …” Read the entire READ MORE
‘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
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
Imagine: Are we failing our boys? Let’s look beyond the heavy mask of manhood
By Shelja Sen – The Indian Express 05/18/2019 “… It was Nobel Laureate and eminent novelist, Doris Lessing who pointed out that boys were the new silent victims in the gender war where they are being “continually demeaned and insulted” and subject to “automatic rubbishing”. I couldn’t agree with her more. …” Read the entire READ MORE
Failure to Launch Syndrome
By Ellen Hendriksen – Scientific American 05/18/2019“… But when young adults stay at home, don’t search for a job or contribute financially, and begin to withdraw from the world, we have the foundation of failure to launch. …”Read the entire article: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/failure-to-launch-syndrome/
Data shows U.S. girls outscore boys on tech
By Sally Ho – York Dispatch 04/30/2019 “… In 2018, girls on average scored five points higher than boys on a 300-point scale because girls made gains between 2014 and 2018, while boys’ scores stayed about the same. …” Read the entire article: https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2019/04/30/data-shows-us-girls-outscore-boys-tech/39427495/
Men are people too
By Andrew L. Yarrow – The Baltimore Sun 05/14/2019 “… Restoring recess and PE in schools to enable boys (and girls) to get exercise and play to help them be more attentive in class. …” Read the entire article: https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-op-0515-mens-rights-20190514-story.html
The Impact of Early Sexual Initiation on Boys
By Perri Klass, M.D. – The New York Times 05/13/2019 “… A survey finds that most boys who had sex before age 13 had not yet had comprehensive sex education in school. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/well/family/the-impact-of-early-sexual-initiation-on-boys.html