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Title: - 10 Reasons Play Makes Babies Smarter Author: Jenn Berman Ph.D Date Published: No Date Why Relevant and Summary: This was an interesting article that talked about why it is important for children to play and how giving them time to play when they are young will impact later life How This Influenced My Thinking: It gave me several good things to think abut when I was looking for a toy to write about for the short writing assignment. Credibility of Source: Published by the Parenting website and well written, I would say fairly credible

Title:Visual Habituation and Dishabituation in Preterm Infants: A Review and Meta-analysis Author:Michael Kavšekand Marc H. Bornstein Date Published:2010 Why Relevant and Summary: Gives great detail regard habituation and dishaituation through a cognitive perspective and neurological perspective. Scientific. How This Influenced My Thinking: This gave a very in depth description of these terms and even compares these techniques across the life span. Credibility of Source: high

Title: White Paper: Teaching in the Zone Author: Angela Lui Date published: 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: This paper goes into amazing depth about zone proximal development as well as scaffolding. It doesn't give a generic textbook definition, but rather puts it into terms that are not only interesting but easy to understand. How this influenced my thinking: It allowed to be better understand what the textbook had already explained. I was able to see real life examples of these definitions. Credibility of source: Very credible, there were tons of references and the author appears to have done extensive research prior to writing this.

title-ADHD author- multiple (its a governmental website) date-ND why relevant/summary-This site is relevant to my topic because it describes ADHD in a way that it easy to understand and break down. It discusses the 3 subtypes of adhd that i didnt even know existed. And it tells you what it used to treat it. how it influenced my thinking- This site influenced my thinking on what adhd is because before, i thought it was a straight forward disorder that people took medication for. But after visiting this site, i realized that there are different types, and it affects people differently. Not everyone is medicated for it, and many people go through life undiagnosed. credibility of source- credible since its a government website

Title: Attachment, Relationships, Connecting Author: Dr. Jessica Zucker Date Published: 2011 Why Relevant and Summary: Goes in depth about what creates bonds between child and mother and how those relationships affect circumstances later in life How This Influenced My Thinking: It explained how working models are formed in early childhood and how they affect relationships with others Credibility of Source: very credible- Dr. Zucker specializes in early parent-child bonding

Title: "I'm Passionate About Life" Author: Matt Lauer Interviews Tom Cruise Date Published: June 25, 2005 Why Relevant and Summary: This interview looked at the criticism for medication for ADHD. Tom Cruise gave his reasoning on why he thought meds were bad and it related to the ADHD and culture portion of the short writing assignment. How This Influenced My Thinking: This gave insight on the opposing side to meds. Credibility of Source: It was an interview so I don't think he could lie about his opinion!

Title:Dr. Spock: Cultural Differences in Parenting Author: Dr. Benjamin Spock Date:n.d Why relevant and summary: This article is an excerpt from Dr. Spock's book and he gives insight on the role of parents and culture in a child's life. How has this influenced my thinking: It convinces me more that we should raise our children not only as individuals who should strive to make themselves better and successful but also to feel as members of the society and its contributors. Why credible: This is an excerpt from a published book.

Title: Social Development Author: Growing Miracles Date Published: 2010 Why Relevant and Summary: It's relevant because it talks about the social development and all the aspects of what a toddler learns in this stage of life. It talks about communicating, sharing, putting the child in home settings and setting limits for the child. How This Influenced My Thinking: It influences my thinking because it makes me want to go back to when my children were small so that I can teach them differently than how they were taught. Credibility of Source: I think it's credible because even though it was reprinted with permission, the information is similar to that of research.

Title: Middle Childhood (6-8 years of age) Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Date Published: August 12, 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: Well this is relevant because it talks about middle childhood and what it is that can and will most likely affect children. It is actually useful information that I found to be interesting because there are things that even I did not know. How this Influenced My Thinking: It influenced my thinking by making me realize that middle childhood was perhaps the most important time in a child's life that mattered the most to them. looking back now at y middle childhood I can see why it was so important. that's the period in time where things changed for me and I know changed for every other kid around me. Credibility: It is from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, which is a Government Website.

Title: How Does Religion Affect the Lives of Adolescents? Date: 11-30-2005 Author: Jennifer Elliot Summary and why important: This was an excellent article about religion and adolescence. It was well written, had great sources, it taped onto this issue from all the sides. It talked about the media's influence, how recent religious scandal might or have affected faith in our young generation and it explained that religion is one of the factors that influences adolescents to make the right choices and not the only one. How it has change my thinking: I liked this article because it seemed impartial, it did not glorify or vilify those who practice religion and those who do not. It was realistic, it explained some great concepts, and everything was backed by research. Credibility: the author has a BS in Mass Communication, a BS in Psychology and is a Certified Mental Health Technician. This article was published on yahoo! voices which is a great website with a good reputation.

Title: Parenting Styles Author: Kendra Cherry Date Published: nd Why Relevant and Summary: i believe this is a good website to go to when startong research on the parenting styles How This Influenced My Thinking: I was able to better understand the different styles of parenting and i applied my own life into this as well Credibility: Credible source, but more research can be done

Title: Do children need religion? Author: Austin Cline Date Published : 2013 Why relevant: Talks about the negatives and positives about being raised with religion. It helps to focus on what can really affect the child when religion is involved in a family life. How this influenced my thinking: It just helps me to look at what I can help my children with when they reach that age and may be faced with these issues as well. Credibility of Source: I've used this site many times for references and it seems to be credible.

Title: 7 Tips for a Successful Marriage Author: Tim Dowling Date: 8 February 2013 Why relevant and summary: This article provides seven solid tips for maintaining a healthy and successful marriage. For example, Dowling says, "go to bed angry if you want to" because you're better off getting a good night's sleep before tackling the conflict again. Another good tip is to remember that every relationship is unique and it is damaging to compare yours to other relationships. I think the other gives some pretty solid, yet basic marriage advice that couples considering marriage should read. How this influenced my thinking: I have been married and divorced, and am in another relationship that is progressing toward marriage. I hope to avoid the mistakes made in my first marriage, so articles like this one apply directly to my personal life. However, no matter how good the advice is, you've got to make sure you're marrying someone you can absolutely be with through thick and thin. This type of advice is for couples that are certain that they are marrying someone they are truly compatible with long-term. Credibility of source: decent. Guardian (UK) article.

Title: 7 Tips for a Successful Marriage Author: Tim Dowling Date: 8 February 2013 Why relevant and summary: This article provides seven tips for maintaining a healthy and successful marriage. How this influenced my thinking: Even though I'm not married I will keep these tips in mind when I do get married Credibility of source: Decent. Guardian (UK) article.

Title:Fulfillment at Any Age: Finding the Pathway to Successful Aging Author: Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph. D Date Published: November 17, 2009 Why Relevant and Summary: The University of Chicago has composed a chart/pathway that people in their middle and later adulthood can follow as they adapt to the challenges of aging. Some of those pathways that they included are as followed: Meandering way (a way to achieve unclear goals), and Straight and narrow path (life is characterized by predictability). How This Influenced My Thinking: I found this article to be ironic, simply because it his helps older adults to come over difficulties but the irony is that it is found online, which most older adults do not know how to use a computer. Credibility of Source: The article is very credible and written by a doctor.

Title:Physical Development of Middle Adulthood Author: Melissa McNamara Date Published: 2010 Why Relevant and Summary: It is an article that explains the physical changes that people go through in middle adulthood. How This Influenced My Thinking: This gave me an overall idea of our physical decline as we enter middle adulthood, but many other aspects increase or improve when we enter this age life finances, wisdom/knowledge/education and socially as well Credibility of Source:medium

Title: Brain Education Exercise Tips For Successful Aging Author: Ju Eun Shin Date: 07-22-2011 Why relevant and summary: Since life expectancy has been growing steady the last few decades in the US, the aging population has been in the center of attention for the society and government. This article points out some very useful tips, that the elderly can use to keep their brain active and improve not only their health but the quality of live as well. I really liked the facial release exercises that help with reliving the tension. How has this influenced my opinion: As my parents are getting older I want to know more about ways, tips and exercises on how to keep them healthy not only physically but mentally as well. Credibility: This was published on an online magazine called "BrainWorld" published by the International Brain Education Association (IBREA), a nonprofit educational organization in Canada.

Title-Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood Author-hill McGraw Date-2006 Why relevant and summary-This defines what a person going through Middle Adulthood has to deal with. how this influenced my thinking-I learned more information on this topic. Credibility-Seems credible, Human Development learning center.

Title: The Gray Divorce Revolution: Date: 2012 Author: Merril Silverstein, PhD Why relevant and summary: This article explains the staggering statistic of a raise in divorce rates among people in middle adulthood. This article also outlines many key factors that may come into play when middle aged adults decide to get a divorced. How has this influenced my thinking: It didn't, but it was interesting to see the shocking fact that divorce rates were highest among middle aged adults. Source credibility: This was posted to the Oxford Journals

Title: Becoming 'parent of your parent' an emotionally wrenching process Author: Mindy Fetterman, USA TODAY Date Published: February 1, 2008 Why Relevant and Summary: This article is relevant to the topic of caring for an elderly parent as the experiences that one may have when caring for an elderly parent are discussed throughout this article. This article has a real life perspective of people going through the motions of caring for and making decisions for their elderly parents. Times of caring for the parents were described in depth from the perspective of the adult caregiver. This article gives a great outlook on the emotional roller coaster that the adult caregiver goes on and how this affects her deeply. How This Influenced My Thinking: This article made me really think about how difficult it would be to care for an elderly adult that is affected by dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Having to make the decision to put your parent in a home that offers better care than you can must be a devastating heart wrenching decision that must be made . Credibility of Source: no

Title: Activity Theory Author: Hampton Roy and Charles Russel Date Published: December 11, 2005 Why Relevant and Summary: It's relevant because it gave a great explanation of what the Activity Theory is and how it benefits an aging adult. How This Influenced My Thinking: It helped me begin to plan and change my styles of life in order to age successfully. Credibility of Source: Very credible