Teenage boys were hit hardest by the Covid lockdowns, with their mental health failing to recover despite the return to normality, according to the most comprehensive academic study of its kind. Early research into how lockdown affected children indicated that girls had suffered more significant mental health problems than boys. However, a new study carried… Continue reading How Covid lockdowns hit mental health of teenage boys hardest | Young people
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Prosecutors seek 27 to 33 years in prison for Proud Boys guilty of seditious conspiracy
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are seeking sentences of 27 to 33 years in federal prison in the cases of four Proud Boys found guilty of seditious conspiracy for their actions during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and 20 years for a fifth Proud Boy found guilty on other charges. Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Ethan… Continue reading Prosecutors seek 27 to 33 years in prison for Proud Boys guilty of seditious conspiracy
Transgender former student sues Missouri school for making her use boys’ bathrooms
A transgender former student sued a Missouri school district on Monday for forcing her to use the boys’ bathrooms or the high school’s only single-stall bathroom. The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri sued Platte County R-3 School District on behalf of the transgender female former student, identified in the lawsuit only as R.F. The… Continue reading Transgender former student sues Missouri school for making her use boys’ bathrooms
Barbie’s Ken is a bad role model for boys | Body image
Emma Flint picks up on how shallow and body-beautiful Ken is portrayed to be in the new Barbie movie compared to Barbie (Paunch-free zone: why the Barbie movie’s body diversity message shortchanges Ken, 24 July). I have a 13-year-old daughter who is sporty, curvy, and has a very positive body image. And a 15-year-old son… Continue reading Barbie’s Ken is a bad role model for boys | Body image