Dr. Erica Komisar

You know, from a very young age, we talk about being able to sit quietly and regulate your emotions and not be aggressive and not be impulsive. And these little boys are being diagnosed with ADHD, many of them just for being little boys. Little boys need to run around. They have a lot of physical energy. They have tons of testosterone.

You know, from a very young age, we talk about being able to sit quietly and regulate your emotions and not be aggressive and not be impulsive. And these little boys are being diagnosed with ADHD, many of them just for being little boys. Little boys need to run around. They have a lot of physical energy. They have tons of testosterone.

When you're like between three and six, you have a surge of testosterone. And all you want to do is run and jump and play and be outside. And what we're doing, we're putting them in school, making them sit in circle time. So we marginalize them. We label them. We say they have a problem. We say that they have ADHD or they have behavioral problems.

When you're like between three and six, you have a surge of testosterone. And all you want to do is run and jump and play and be outside. And what we're doing, we're putting them in school, making them sit in circle time. So we marginalize them. We label them. We say they have a problem. We say that they have ADHD or they have behavioral problems.

And in many of them, the stress that I talked about is the stress of making little boys be more like little girls. And that's where it starts. And so then they go into childhood. And again, the educational system favors the way girls learn, not the way boys learn. How do boys learn? Boys have attention spans for very short periods of time, and then they need lots of physical activity.

And in many of them, the stress that I talked about is the stress of making little boys be more like little girls. And that's where it starts. And so then they go into childhood. And again, the educational system favors the way girls learn, not the way boys learn. How do boys learn? Boys have attention spans for very short periods of time, and then they need lots of physical activity.

So ideally, if you go to look at the boys' schools, what do they do? They run the boys like running the dogs in the park. they sit for 45 minutes or half an hour, but then the boys get time off to run around. And then they'll sit another half an hour and then they'll run around. I mean, they have like four Reese's periods a day. And so that's really better for boys.

So ideally, if you go to look at the boys' schools, what do they do? They run the boys like running the dogs in the park. they sit for 45 minutes or half an hour, but then the boys get time off to run around. And then they'll sit another half an hour and then they'll run around. I mean, they have like four Reese's periods a day. And so that's really better for boys.

And little girls have more of a capacity to sit quietly in circle time and sort of, you know, they don't have as much testosterone. They don't have that need to run and jump and play to the same degree that little boys do. They do need to play. We're not letting our kids play, boys and girls, because we're trying to force left brain development on them too early.

And little girls have more of a capacity to sit quietly in circle time and sort of, you know, they don't have as much testosterone. They don't have that need to run and jump and play to the same degree that little boys do. They do need to play. We're not letting our kids play, boys and girls, because we're trying to force left brain development on them too early.

But we are forcing little boys into this box. And they're not doing well in that box. And then they're labeled. They're labeled as having behavioral problems, ADHD. And that label then follows them through childhood, sometimes into middle school, into high school. Yep.

But we are forcing little boys into this box. And they're not doing well in that box. And then they're labeled. They're labeled as having behavioral problems, ADHD. And that label then follows them through childhood, sometimes into middle school, into high school. Yep.

Oh, I would have little boys educated separately than little girls in the early years. In the early years, I would have boy schools and girl schools because little girls learn differently. And also, there's been a lot of evidence to show that in the early years, when you do single gender education...

Oh, I would have little boys educated separately than little girls in the early years. In the early years, I would have boy schools and girl schools because little girls learn differently. And also, there's been a lot of evidence to show that in the early years, when you do single gender education...

Little girls will try things, will take risks with things that they wouldn't in front of little boys. And little boys will try things that they wouldn't take risks in front of little girls. Like little boys are more likely to try art and painting and music. Little girls are more likely to try STEM and math and, you know, all these things that we talk about little girls should do.

Little girls will try things, will take risks with things that they wouldn't in front of little boys. And little boys will try things that they wouldn't take risks in front of little girls. Like little boys are more likely to try art and painting and music. Little girls are more likely to try STEM and math and, you know, all these things that we talk about little girls should do.

So the idea is that... Single gender education in the early years is better for little kids because they learn differently.

So the idea is that... Single gender education in the early years is better for little kids because they learn differently.

Talk about it. We should be talking about it. We don't talk about this issue. How many times have you heard what I just said? People don't talk about the fact that if we're going to flip this around and have men be the nurturers, they're going to have pretty low testosterone. You're going to have to supplement their testosterone.

Talk about it. We should be talking about it. We don't talk about this issue. How many times have you heard what I just said? People don't talk about the fact that if we're going to flip this around and have men be the nurturers, they're going to have pretty low testosterone. You're going to have to supplement their testosterone.