By Today on 08/24/2018 “… “No one was experienced enough to give him competition for that spot,” his mom Cyndi Kelley told TODAY. “He was able to hold his own, but he wasn’t very effective in his position as center with someone who was a lot bigger.” …” Read the entire article: https://www.today.com/health/high-school-football-fewer-kids-play-students-try-other-sports-t136288 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Socialization of Boys
Boy’s lemonade stand reopens after health department shutdown
By NY Post on 08/19/2018 “… The upstate 7-year-old who had his lemonade stand shut down by health department bureaucrats last month reportedly reopened on Saturday, raising money for a family in need. …” Read the entire article: https://nypost.com/2018/08/19/boys-lemonade-stand-reopens-after-health-department-shutdown/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
When making the NBA isn’t a cure-all: Mental health and black athletes
By ESPN “… THEY LEARNED FROM an early age to keep their heads bowed and their voices low. Around the Erie Avenue row house where Marcus and Markieff Morris grew up in North Philadelphia, eye contact with the wrong person could be misconstrued as a sign of disrespect or, worse, a challenge. …” Read the entire article: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/24393541/jackie-macmullan-complex-issue-mental-health-nba-african-american-community READ MORE
Are Boys Better Than Girls at Math?
By Scientific American on 08/14/2018 “… Although the question of whether there is a gender difference in math seems like a simple one, the answer is complicated. Overall there are only small differences in boys’ and girls’ math performance; those differences depend on the age and skill level of the student, …” Read the entire article: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-boys-better-than-girls-at-math/ READ MORE
Bronx teacher to get jail-free sentence for sexually assaulting 14-year-old student
By NY Daily News on 08/02/2018 “… A Bronx high school teacher charged with performing oral sex on a 14-year-old student will get a jail-free sentence after pleading guilty to criminal sex act. Dori Myers, 30, who taught at the New School for Leadership and the Arts in Kingsbridge, will also get to keep her teaching READ MORE
Mom sounds alarm after son’s mosquito bite causes seizures, brain swelling
By Today on 08/13/2018 “… LoriAnne Surrett says she thinks her little boy, Noah, got bit while playing outside. But the bite came from a mosquito carrying the virus that causes La Crosse encephalitis, which creates inflammation of the brain. …” Read the entire article: https://www.today.com/health/mom-sounds-alarm-after-son-s-mosquito-bite-causes-seizures-t135503 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Address disparities in education to enhance social harmony
By Daily Nation on 07/05/2018 “… But the more significant comparative statistics weren’t obvious from the official handout. As deans of schools and faculties presented candidates for conferment of degrees, it became apparent that there were more female than male candidates at the upper end of the academic ladder. The gap between female and male achievers READ MORE
Boys more ‘cliquey’ than girls
By BBC on 07/26/2018 “… Whether it’s due to popular teen films such as Mean Girls or gender stereotypes most people imagine girls form more cliques than boys. Yet a new study contradicts this, suggesting that boys are more likely to form tight-knit friendship groups. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-44954170 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
So what if my sons are Mummy’s boys? They’re the kind, caring men of the future
By Telegraph on 08/07/2018 “… In other words, boys who, in the tumultuous, challenging years of adolescence, enjoy a warm, loving relationship with their mothers are less likely to struggle with depression, anxiety and other psychological issues than those who don’t. …” Read the entire article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/sons-mummys-boys-kind-caring-men-future/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
HPV vaccine to be rolled out for boys from next year
By Independent on 08/07/2018 “… The HPV vaccine is to be extended to boys next year for the first time. The vaccine is currently given to teenage girls in their first year of secondary school through a HSE programme. …” Read the entire article: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/hpv-vaccine-to-be-rolled-out-for-boys-from-next-year-37191259.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org