A Resource

I always forget about this site and then I get reminded after Joshua finishes watching Curious George. Parenting Boys can have it's own special challenges. Things have changed in the past 20-30 years for young boys. Especially in school:

• Boys are 30 percent more likely than girls to flunk or drop out of school;

• When it comes to grades and homework, girls outperform boys in elementary, secondary, high school, college, and even graduate school;

• Boys are four to five times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD);
  

• Women outnumber men in higher education with 56 percent of bachelor's degrees and 55 percent of graduate degrees going to women.

According to the U.S. Department of Education:

• Boys make up two-thirds of the students in special education and are five times more likely to be classified as hyperactive.

These stats were taken from the PBS Parents website. It's a helpful resource for anyone raising boys in todays society. It's also a great resource for children in general. They don't just have advice but also fun and games for the kids and coloring sheets.

We've always been fans of PBS for kids. We also enjoy some of their other programs for us. Their is a recent mini series they've done called Carrier. I think that it really puts into light the fact that our soldiers and sailors are not killing machines but Sons, Daughters, Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, Brothers, Husbands, and Wives of America (sometimes not even citizens yet) who have made the an ultimate life sacrifice for the United States. Check out the links if you have a moment!