Apr 5, 2022
FBI Pittsburgh Warns About Recent Surge In Sexual Extortion Cases Targeting Teen Boys
Investigators say that predators are seeking out teenage boys online and posing as girls their age. Read the article here.
News | Topic: Boys
Mar 1, 2021
The Trouble With Boys: What Lies Behind The Flood Of Teenage Sexual Assault Stories?
Young women are being failed by a society that seems unable – or unwilling – to address rape culture and its grave consequences. Read the article here.
Aug 28, 2018
Parents: What’s Better Than Internet Filters? Actual Conversations About Porn
Fight The New Drug shares practical tips around having conversations with your kids about pornography. Read the full article here.
Feb 13, 2017
Boy Beauty
Makeup brands make history by hiring male ambassadors.
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Jul 28, 2016
Many Stores Honoring Parents’ Requests for ‘Gender-Neutral’ Kids’ Clothing
Pink for girls. Truck motifs for boys. A growing number of parents want to get outside those parameters when it comes to dressing their kids.
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Jun 23, 2016
More Than Half of Teen Boys Think Porn Is Realistic
A new study shows that 53% of teen boys and 39% of teen girls think the sex acts they see in porn are realistic.
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May 3, 2016
Strong Evidence For Double Standards Among Adolescents Regarding Sex
Adolescence is a developmental period of immense social, physical, and emotional change. In the midst of it all, both boys and girls face double standards regarding how peers react to sexual experiences, new Penn State research shows.
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Feb 11, 2016
Boys Victims of Dating Violence, Too
Contrary to what many people may think, teenage boys commonly suffer dating violence — including physical and emotional abuse, a new U.S. government study finds.
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Sep 11, 2015
What Girls Should Demand
Melissa Edgington posts a powerful reminder for girls on her website “Your Mom Has A Blog.” Read the blog post here.
Aug 31, 2015
Teen Sexual Double Standard Impacts Circle of Friends
New research discovers early adolescent girls lose friends for having sex and gain friends for “making out,” while their male peers lose friends for “making out” and gain friends for having sex.
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May 26, 2015
Psychologist Says ‘Boys Risk Becoming Addicted to Porn, Video Games and Ritalin’
Absent fathers and feminized schools are driving boys into a disconnected online world of porn and video games, argues academic Philip Zimbardo. Read the article here.