The Boy Crisis

<b>What is the boy crisis?</b>&#160; <br><br><b>It's a crisis of education. </b>Worldwide boys are 50 percent less likely than girls to meet basic proficiency in reading math and science.&#160; <br><br><b>It's a crisis of mental health. </b>ADHD is on the rise. And as boys become young men their suicide rates go from equal to girls to six times that of young women.&#160; <br><br><b>It's a crisis of fathering. </b>Boys are growing up with less-involved fathers and are more likely to drop out of school drink do drugs become delinquent and end up in prison.&#160; <br><br><b>It's a crisis of purpose. </b>Boys' old sense of purpose&#151;being a warrior a leader or a sole breadwinner&#151;are fading. Many bright boys are experiencing a purpose void feeling alienated withdrawn and addicted to immediate gratification. <br><br><b>So what is <i>The Boy Crisis</i>? </b>A comprehensive blueprint for what parents teachers and policymakers can do to help our sons become happier healthier men and fathers and leaders worthy of our respect.