By Psychology Today on 02/28/2018 “… But as a man who is the father of three sons and grandfather of five grandsons, and an emeritus professor of psychology who has studied gender issues for more than 40 years, the idea of men being concerned about their rights does not seem terribly far-fetched. …” Read the entire article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/real-men-dont-write-blogs/201802/does-concern-boys-put-you-in-the-alt-right The READ MORE
Category: The Boy Crisis
Mary Laudon: We must put an end to harmful gender stereotypes
By Post Bulletin on 02/21/2018 “… I recently had the opportunity and pleasure to view an eye-opening documentary. I usually fall asleep during any and all educational videos, but this one was different. This documentary struck a chord in me …” Read the entire article: http://www.postbulletin.com/life/lifestyles/mary-laudon-we-must-put-an-end-to-harmful-gender/article_991c2916-15b6-11e8-879a-1309911aa9ac.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
We’re Getting ADHD Wrong (Especially in Boys)
By ED Week 02/13/2018 “… My 15-year-old son has been dubbed a “slow processer”—the kind of kid who tends to stare out the window during class as he gathers his thoughts or daydreams. His reading has hovered slightly below grade level since teachers began assessing it. His organizational habits are less than stellar: Homework assignments, school READ MORE
After Son Dies of Cancer, Rob Delaney Writes Powerful Letter About Fatherhood
By Fatherly on 02/12/2018 “… Delaney, who brilliantly plays a harried father on the brutally honest British comedy Catastrophe and is one, had spoken openly about his son Henry’s diagnosis since he found out about the boy’s brain tumor back in 2016. He had reason to celebrate in 2017, when the tumor was removed. But the cancer subsequently returned. …” Read READ MORE
The desperate cry of America’s boys
By FOX News on 02/18/2017 “… In response to this week’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, a man named Michael Ian Black, whom I’ve never heard of but who’s apparently an actor and comedian, invited a “conversation” on Twitter that began with the following statement: “Deeper even than the gun problem is this: boys are broken.” …” Read READ MORE
When Will We Have the Guts to Link Fatherlessness to School Shootings?
By PJ Media on 02/17/2018 “… Issue number one that no one in the mainstream media or government wants to acknowledge: fatherlessness. Specifically, the impact of fatherlessness on the boys who grew up to become school shooters. …” Read the entire article: https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/will-guts-link-fatherlessness-school-shootings/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Doctoral students start book club to inspire boys of color to love reading
By The GW Hatchet on 01/29/2018 “… Principal Mary Ann Stinson and Assistant Principal Michael Redmond started a book club for minority boys that initiated a wave of book clubs to start across the Truesdell Education Campus earlier this year. The clubs have flooded the public school in Petworth with a renewed love of reading. The school READ MORE
Victoria University develops program to dissuade doping among teenage boys
By Herald Sun on 01/30/2018 “… TEENAGE boys dissatisfied with their bodies are the targets of a new secondary school education program being developed, aiming to stop them turning to steroids and unregulated supplements. …” Read the entire article: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/victoria-university-develops-program-to-dissuade-doping-among-teenage-boys/news-story/afa04f79b04b3e8e8a7c643ad2438de3 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
These kids started a book club for minority boys. It’s the most popular club in school.
By The Washington Post on 01/21/2018 “… “The books that we read here, we can relate to,” 11-year-old Devon Wesley said. The book club has finally allowed Devon to encounter black characters who look like him. The club dates back to December, when a fifth-grader complained one morning that his lackluster results on a citywide English exam READ MORE
Toxic masculinity in boys is fueling an epidemic of loneliness
By NBC News “… Emotional isolation has calamitous health implications, and it’s becoming more prevalent in America. Why? One developmental psychologist says America’s toxic masculine culture kills young boys’ friendships right as boys are expected to “grow up” into men, and those loss of friendships may echo throughout men’s lives. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/video/toxic-masculinity-in-boys-is-fueling-an-epidemic-of-loneliness-1140033091929 The READ MORE