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| | Monitor on Psychology - Lost boys |
 | | Kleinfeld is working to get boys back in the game through the Boys Project, a national coalition of researchers, educators, journalists, education policy experts, health-care professionals and parents she formed in 2006 to help boys reach their potential. |
 | | Kleinfeld, the mother of three grown children (two boys, one girl), says her group is focusing national attention on this achievement gap and its causes, which they attribute to multiple factors, such as a dearth of positive role models for boys and schools poorly adapted to boys' energy and interests. |
 | | In fact, many discourage it, frequently punishing boys for what was once considered "rough and tumble" play, which research shows has a key role in the development of boys' motor and social interaction skills, she says. |
| www.apa.org /monitor/2008/06/boys.html (1005 words) |
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