By Patch 06/11/2021 “… Dads are the male role models to their sons. Dads teach their sons how to treat women, their wives and their children. They teach their sons how a man is supposed to act in relationships and react to people in general…” Read the entire article: https://patch.com/california/pleasanthill/dad-s-play-important-role-child-s-life
Category: Socialization of Boys
Gun Suicides Are Rising Sharply Among American Youth
By Web MD 06/14/2021 “…The CDC researchers said emergency room visits for suspected suicide attempts by 12- to 17-year-old girls rose 26% during the summer of 2020 and by 50% during winter 2021, compared with 2019. Emergency department trips related to suspected suicide attempts among boys in that age group and young adults aged 18 READ MORE
The cultural shift toward equal shared parenting in Washington is great news, especially for boys
By Equality for Boys and Men 06/04/2021 “…The reason we say the cultural shift toward 50/50 custody arrangements is especially good news for boys is that it has resulted in more boys spending more time with their fathers…” Read the entire article: https://equalityforboysandmen.org/cultural-shift-toward-equal-shared-parenting-in-washington-is-great-news-for-boys/
How can we better raise boys? A new book looks at where we’ve gone wrong — and how to fix it
By The Washington Post 03/16/2021 “… Parents treat their sons differently from their daughters from the very start of their lives, Brown notes. Consciously or not, they see baby boys as tougher; they discourage growing boys from expressing pain and reward them for using anger to get what they want…” Read the entire article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/how-can-we-better-raise-boys-a-new-book-looks-at-where-weve-gone-wrong–and-how-to-fix-it/2021/03/16/17ad2622-804e-11eb-ac37-4383f7709abe_story.html
The Virtual Black Boys and Men Speaker Series
By Bowie State 03/17/2021 “… The program theme is Centering Black Boys and Men During a Global Pandemic. We will be prioritizing and humanizing Black boys’ and men’s experiences throughout the K-12 and collegiate pipeline during the coronavirus pandemic for teachers, administrators, professors, instructional support staff, stakeholders, and families. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bowiestate.edu/calendar/index.php?eID=2963
Dr. Warren Farrell: Why Biden’s New Gender Policy Council Is Sexist | American Thought Leaders
By Dr. Warren Farrell 03/13/2021 “…Boys are four times as likely to commit suicide than girls between the ages of 15 and 19. They’re also significantly more likely to drop out of school, become homeless, and end up in prison, says Dr. Warren Farrell. …” Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB4BEqUXOkk
White House’s New Gender Policy Council Excludes Boys and Men
By Erika Sanzi 03/03/2021 “… The Biden administration recently announced plans to form a “gender policy council”but there’s a catch—boys and men are excluded. Perhaps a better way to convey how bonkers this is to say that HALF the population will be left out, by design. …” Read the entire article: https://sanzi.substack.com/p/white-houses-new-gender-policy-council
21-year-old to open new school in Albany, will teach boys about life
By WALB News 10 03/02/2021 “… Doing different workshops teaching young men how to do different skill trades, we’re also doing a book club and teaching them how to read because 93 percent of the children I come into contact with can’t read. But now we have an 86 percent reading comprehension rate,” explained Randall…” READ MORE
Dr. Greene Talks About The Future Of Children After This School Year
By KCOL 03/05/2021 “… Will America Have a Generation of Lost Children if children don’t return to school and teachers refuse to teach? Dr. Vermelle Greene comes on the show to explain. …” Read the entire article: https://600kcol.iheart.com/featured/kcol-morning-s-with-jimmy-lakey/content/2021-03-05-dr-greene-talks-about-the-future-of-children-after-this-school-year/
Boys have unique learning mechanisms
By Jamaica Gleaner 02/13/2021 “… Boys engage learning much more easily within practical methodologies, which distinguishes them from girls who embrace more audible listening with a calmer less aggressive persona in learning. This culminates in how girls will learn better in things like languages and other aspects of learning, like online teaching which doesn’t come READ MORE