"Girls who had been sexually active early had lower self-esteem, poor relationships with their parents, lived with either a single mother or step-parent ... and watched more television." (Source: The Star Phoenix)Television becomes a factor because it often portrays unrealistic levels of sexual activity among teenagers. Consequently, teens who watch a lot of TV get the idea that 'everybody's doing it,' and that they have to or they'll be ridiculed by their peers.
IPT focuses on improving relationships by targeting the underlying social and interpersonal difficulties that influence individuals to engage in binge eating.Thirty eight girls participated in the IPT study, which is based on the assumption that binge eating often occurs in girls who have poor social functioning skills.
The study, let by Marian Tanofsky-Kraff, Uniformed Services University (USU), aimed to target youth prone to excessive weight gain because they were already on the heavier side and reported episodes of binge or uncontrolled eating.
Those in favor [of single-sex education] say removes the inherent distractions that come with mixing boys and girls. Gender-specific classes also encourage students to expand their academic horizons — girls are more likely to pursue careers in mathematics and science while boys show increased participation in language and arts programs, they say. ...Selected Clark County schools have employed some single-sex classrooms since 2002, the Sun reported. During the 2008-2009 school year, 14 Clark County campuses featured single-sex classes for some math, reading and science courses.
Fourth grader Arianna Stacey said when she learned her class would be all girls, she "worried there would be a lot of drama." But without the boys in the room, the girls seem to be friendlier, Arianna said.
