By New American on 10/06/2018 “… The accusations plaguing Brett Kavanaugh have captivated the nation. Yet they’re not as damning as two relatively recent allegations of sexual assault made against a Pennsylvania teen — allegations that were backed by corroborating witnesses. …” Read the entire article: https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/30257-always-believe-women-boy-s-life-destroyed-by-girls-false-allegations The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Socialization of Boys
Women to Crazed Feminists: We Will Fight You to Defend Our Men
By PJ Media on 10/05/2018 “… As I’ve covered the hearings and the circus surrounding them, I’ve heard a constant refrain — conservative women are furious about the false allegations leveled against Kavanaugh. They resent the feminist call to believe the woman and thereby assume the man’s guilt simply because he is a member of the READ MORE
Lawsuit accuses Seneca Valley ‘mean girls’ of targeting boy with false allegations
By Trib Live on 10/03/2018 “… While “Mean Girls Day” is being marked Wednesday in reference to a mention of Oct. 3 in the popular 2004 cult movie, the parents of a former Seneca Valley High School student claim in a federal lawsuit filed this week that their teenage son was terrorized by false accusations made READ MORE
Intersectionality and the Tragedy of the Black Male
Psychology Today on 09/24/2018 “… “Intersectionality is a concet often used in critical theories to describe the ways in which oppressive institutions (racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia, classism, etc.) are interconnected and cannot be examined separately from one another.” …” Read the entire article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-men-dont-write-blogs/201809/intersectionality-and-the-tragedy-the-black-male The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Women Need To Protect Their Men From Unproven, Life-Destroying Accusations
By The Feberalist on 09/24/2018 “… I’m a wife and mother of four boys, and what I am seeing right now angers me. The number of people—politicians, members of the media, and even people I know—who are willing to sacrifice due process for men is shocking. ….” Read the entire article: https://thefederalist.com/2018/09/24/women-need-protect-men-unproven-life-destroying-accusations/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Obesity in early puberty doubles asthma risk for boy’s future offspring
By News Medical on 09/18/2018 “… “If one gains a lot of weight during this period, it doubles the risk of having asthma later in life, for both sexes, but for the boys the risk also doubles for his future offspring” says Professor Cecilie Svanes at Centre for International Health at the University of Bergen, who READ MORE
More boys are talking about mental health thanks to raised awareness
By ABC 8 on 09/25/2018 “… Some argue it can be more difficult for boys to open up and talk with a school counselor, but the district says that’s changing thanks to raised awareness of Mental Health in their schools. …” Read the entire article: https://www.kjct8.com/content/news/More-boys-are-talking-about-mental-health-thanks-to-raised-awareness–494302371.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
UI study finds premature boys and girls have different brain development
By Daily Iowan on 09/26/2018 “… The research was conducted through doing magnetic resonance imaging scans of the babies’ brains, asking the babies’ parents questions about their development, and observations from the time of birth. The researchers also looked at brains of infants born at term to compare brain matter at different stages of development. …” READ MORE
Boys Struggle With Body Image Issues Too
By Scary Mommy “… Did you know that there’s been an increase in eating disorders among males in recent years? And that, according to The American Academy of Pediatrics, boys are more likely than girls to get a binge-eating disorder? …” Read the entire article: https://www.scarymommy.com/boys-struggle-body-image-issues/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Getting Beyond “Get Over It”: Supporting the Emotional Development of Boys
By Psych Central “… Considering the idea that boys, as opposed to girls, “get over it” in terms of relationship conflicts, things not going their way, disappointment, and the associated feelings, there is a process reinforcing this myth that needs to come to light. …” Read the entire article: https://psychcentral.com/blog/getting-beyond-get-over-it-supporting-the-emotional-development-of-boys/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org