By James Ives – News Medical 03/06/2019“… The study found that about one in three students with ADHD received no school-based interventions and two of three received no classroom management, representing a major gap in addressing chronic impairment related to ADHD symptoms. …” Read the entire article: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20190306/New-study-of-youth-with-ADHD-reveals-gaps-between-student-needs-and-school-services.aspx The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Socialization of Boys
Boys’ attention and prosocial behaviour linked to earnings 30 years later
By Francis Vergunst – The Conversation 03/17/2019“… Behaviours identified as early as kindergarten are clues about larger contexts that have lifelong consequences for individuals and society. …” Read the entire article: https://theconversation.com/boys-attention-and-prosocial-behaviour-linked-to-earnings-30-years-later-112388 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Sexual abuse of boys continues to be missed: what social workers can do
By CommunityCare 03/18/2019 “… For young males in particular, distress may manifest as externalising behaviours such as displaying aggressive, harmful or challenging behaviour in school or at home, truanting, running away, displaying HSB or substance misuse. …” Read the entire article: https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2019/03/18/sexual-abuse-boys-continues-missed-social-workers-can/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Has Your Teen Boy Seen His Guidance Counselor?
By Marie Miguel – The Good Men Project 03/18/2019 “… Teenage boys are coping with many emotional challenges; some of them may have a mental illness, and others may be dealing with regular teen issues such as academic success or the ability to perform to the extent that their parents want them to. …” Read READ MORE
Federal appeals court grants Minnesota boys’ request to compete on dance teams
By Brandon Stahl – Chicago Tribune 03/06/2019 “…A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that the Minnesota State High School League must allow two boys to compete on their high schools’ dance teams. …” Read the entire article: https://www.startribune.com/federal-appeals-court-grants-minnesota-boys-request-to-compete-on-dance-teams/506778982/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
No recess for boys at public school in Spain so they ‘know how women feel’
By Martin M. Barillas – Life Site 03/07/2019 “…Diaz Villanueva wrote on Twitter, “This Friday, the boys at a school in Huelva will be punished and without recreation … because they are boys. Girls will be allowed to go out to the schoolyard. …” Read the entire article: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/no-recess-for-boys-at-public-school-in-spain-so-they-know-how-women-feel The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Children and Nature
By Steve King – The Good Men Project 03/02/2019 “…There are statistics with regard to children having or not having the opportunity for outdoor play. Some of these include “odds of children going outside being: higher for boys, those with three or more playmates, those with mothers of white ethnicity, and those whose parents exercise READ MORE
Colleges are now dominated by women, creating an ‘education gap’ afflicting men
By Christian Schneider – The College Fix 02/19/2019 “…All total, 420,000 more women than men will earn Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degrees this year. …” Read the entire article: https://www.thecollegefix.com/colleges-are-now-dominated-by-women-creating-an-education-gap-afflicting-men/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Why Are So Few Male Students Studying Abroad?
By Jeffrey Selingo – The Atlantic 02/28/2019 “…More than 300,000 college students went overseas in 2016–17. Just a third of them were men. …” Read the entire article: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/02/male-students-studying-abroad/583828/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Parents say city’s new admissions plans will hurt boys more than girls
By Selim Algar – New York Post 02/18/2019 “…The city’s proposed new admissions plan for its elite specialized high schools will take a punishing toll on boys, critics charge. …” Read the entire article: https://nypost.com/2019/02/18/parents-say-citys-new-admissions-plans-will-hurt-boys-more-than-girls/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org