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Title: Shelley Hymel Heads Bullying Research Network Author: Erin Anderson Date Published: June 15, 2011 Why Relevant and Summary: Website had good overview of event for bullying with link to full article. How This Influenced My Thinking: Gave an overview of bullying that confirmed things I saw with my own children while they were in elementary school. Credibility of Source: Very Good.

Title: Co-Parenting After Divorce - Sixteen Arguments in Support of Co-Parenting Author: Edward Kruk, Ph.D. Date published: April 16, 2012 Why relevant and summary: In the absence of violence, abuse, etc., the best thing for children in the midst of divorce is to have time with both parents. Shared parenting or Co-Parenting encourages children to maintain meaningful relationships with both parents after a divorce. Although in practice, this can be difficult and the reality is that in many divorces, kids will live primarily with one parent, the point is to set aside our anger and conflicts with the ex spouse and really put the children's needs first. How this influenced my thinking: I recently went through a divorce, and my ex spouse lives on the opposite coast. Co-parenting is quite tricky, but the bottom line is that we both agree that the kids need their father in the picture as much as possible. We have agreed to never, ever use the children as a weapon against each other. We always consult each other in terms of the children's needs, education, etc. Although the kids live 100% of the time with me, I encourage daily contact with their father via Skype/FaceTime, and when they are a bit older, they will be able to travel and spend some school vacations with their dad. Credibility: Psychology Today blog is credible.

Title: Children & Divorce Author: GSYMC Date Published: 2009 Why Relevant and Summary: It helps to understand the behavior of children at different stages depending on when divorce takes place. How this influenced my thinking:It helped me to understand what I was going through when my parents got divorced. Also helps me to understand what other children might go through and how to be a supportive friend or family member. Credibility: This site seems to be credible.

Title: Puberty and adolescence Author: Jennifer Mannheim Date Published: n.d. Why relevant and summary: This webpage discusses how both boys and girls reach puberty and what their physical changes are. They elaborate on how a girl start her menstrual cycle and why it is important for them not to engage in adult activities such as sex. How this influenced my thinking: this article further strengthened my knowledge on the subject. Credibility: this was from a government webpage.

Title: Sex in Middle School? Author: John Stossel Date Published: Dec. 6, 2012 Why relevant and details: This article discusses the decrease in the percentage of middle schoolers engaging in sexual activity over the last decade and also offers tips for parents on how to talk to their kids about sex. Additionally, the article features a few personal stories from young teens. How this influenced my thinking: As a mother of two young girls, it won't be long until I'll be dealing with talking to my kids about these issues. I was glad to read from several sources, including this one, that the rates of sexual activity among teens and preteens has been declining over the past few years.

Title: Puberty Before Age 10: A New 'Normal'? Author: Elizabeth Weil Date Published: March 30th, 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: It goes through the very basic changes that are seen in puberty, but it's discussing these changes happening in very young girls. In this article, they describe the situation of a little girl in the first grade! How This Influenced My Thinking: Made me aware of what I was consuming and how I may decide to raise my children. It is concerning that there's a possibility of "outside" estrogen causing this early onset of puberty. It's also interesting that we do not note this trend in boys. Credibility of Source: Good - NY Times is very popular. The article contains advice from a variety of doctors and professionals.

Title: Talking to Your Child About Puberty Author: no author Date Published: n.d Why Relevant and Summary: The article discusses when boys and girls start going through puberty and how to talk to your child and when you should start talking to your child about puberty. How This Influenced My Thinking: It helps by giving some good examples on how to make this talk easier Credibility of Source: Its seems very credible

Title: Talking to your Child About Puberty Author: Steven Dowshen Date Published: October 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant because the article talks about what changes with boys and girls as they enter puberty, and it helps the parents by guiding them on how to discuss these topics with their children. How This Influenced My Thinking: This article was a helpful guide. although I do not have children yet or younger siblings, I do have nieces and nephews so incase I ever need to have a talk to them about puberty and sex I will know how to approach them about the topic. Credibility of Source: It seems credible.

Title: Talking about Sex and Puberty Author: Tyndale House Publishers Inc. Date Published: 1999 Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant because it talks about what should be talked about in Puberty and sex for both boys and girls. How to approach them and how to explain it to them . How this Influenced My Thinking: This made me realize that there are more ways to talk about sex and puberty to a child than how I got talked to. It made me think how I will someday talk to my child about puberty and sex. Credibility: It came from the Focus on Family website which seems to have quite a lot of great resources.

Title: The Sex Atlas Author: Erwin Haeberle Date Published: 1983 Why Relevant and Summary: Still relevant, even though its old because puberty hans't changed. It talks all about primary and secondary characteristics of puberty as well as the cognitive side of it. How This Influenced My Thinking: It opened my eyes to more of the cognitive side of it because the physical side is kind of obvious to me! Credibility of Source: Seems legit! It's a published book...

Title: Mothers and Daughters: How to Talk "The Talk" Author:Catherine Kedjidjian Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: In this article, I learned that the sex talk can help prevent a lot of things. Such as fear, awkwardness, and curiosity. Having the sex talk is well awkward, but it helps prevent unsafe sex, unplanned pregnancies, and well sex. Apparently, if a parent talks to their child about sex it decreases the number of partners they will have and it will keep abstinence a lot longer than others. For a girl, it is easier and less awkward to talk to your mother about sex than it is your father. I learned that it is never too early to have the sex talk with your child and that there are websites and centers that can help you ease into the sex talk without it being awkward. I read about how there are signs that indicate puberty is around the corner for girls and how a mother should have open communications with her daughter when it comes to puberty and sex. How This Influenced My Thinking: This article has broadened my knowledge of puberty and the sex talk very much. Credibility of Source: Credible.

title: Social Issues: What Can Parents Do? author: PBS- parents date: n.d why relevant and summary: I found this article very interesting, it gives great advice on how can parents help their kids with their friendships and what can they do without overpowering them. how has this influenced my thinking: This article has confirmed a lot of strategies that I have used with my kids and their friends so far. credibility of source: it is published on the PBS website.

Title: Face Bullying With Confidence 8 Kidpower Skills We Can Use Right Away Author: Irene van der Zande Date: n.d. Why relevant and summary: This article was an extract from a book called "Bullying - What Adults Need to Know and Do to Keep Kids Safe", which gives advice on how to handle bullying and how to help young children who are subject to it. It gives 8 tips that anyone who works with children can find useful. It stresses the idea that this is a phenomena that unfortunately exists in our schools, but it is preventable. We should educate ourselves and our kids and empower them to face challenges with confidence. How has this influenced my thinking: I am a mother of two young boys, and even though we have not experienced any bullying, is good to know as much as possible that in any event I can help my boys deal with this challenge. Credibility of source: This article was published on Kid-power.com by its founder who is a published author. Kidpower is a non profit organization which advocates and helps kids against abuse, kidnapping, bullying etc nation wide and internationally.

Title: Everything You Wanted To Know About Puberty Author: Steven Dowshen Date Published: October 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: Discusses changes that happen in puberty along with what influences each of these changes. It is laid out very simply so it is easy to understand How This Influenced My Thinking: There were some details that I didn't even know and was interesting to read about how the body works together in this chain of events. Credibility of Source: This website is very credible and the author is an MD

Title:More tha a funny word Author: the Nemours Foundation Date Published:2013 Why Relevant and Summary: This is a great overall summary of puberty ad adresses the changes that occur during this time in everyone's lives. this wesite is specifically aimed for teenagers so it is easy follow and yet very informative. How This Influenced My Thinking: Gave me great perspective on the types of changes that occur during puberty and the way it is worded and writte made me feel like i was 16 again being reassured that what i am feeling is totally natural. Credibility of Source: high. its a .org

Title: 40 Things You Can Do to Raise a Moral Child Date: 2012 Author: Ethical Society Mid Rivers Summary and why important: This list many different areas where parents can promote moral decision making in their child. While it's not so much an article, it does list wonderful tips and advice. How it has change my thinking: While it didn't necessary "change" my thinking, as a parent I found everything on this site to be helpful and positive. Credibility: This was a post from the Moral Society. I don't know who the author was specifically all of the information was logical.

Title:Talking about sex and puberty Author:No author Date Published:No date Why Relevant and Summary:It give a clear explanation of puberty in each gender and how to talk about the sensitive issues of sex talk in appropriate ways How This Influenced My Thinking:it makes the difficult talk seem easier and gives great examples of how to approach the topic Credibility of Source:  Although I don't seen an author, it somce from what looks like a credible website.

Title: Formal Operational Stage Author: Saul McLeod Date Published: 2010 Why Relevant and Summary: Explains clearly the Formal Operational Stage and has many ideas of tests to determine the difference between a Formal Operational thinker and a Concrete Operational Thinker. Discusses thought processes such as 'inferential reasoning', 'third eye problem', and the pendulum task to explain in detail what the Formal Operational Stage requires. How this influenced my thinking: Gave me lots of ideas of ways to test for the Formal Operational Stage and to discuss it effectively in my paper. Credibility of Source: SimplyPsychology - great source

Title: Can Our Capacity for Moral Reasoning Be Strengthened? Author: Daniel Jacobson Date Published: August 21, 2012 Why relevant/ summary: Looks at arguments about moral reasoning and acting solely on self interests.  How this influenced my thinking: It gave me a lot to think about in regards to how we go about in processing moral reasoning.  Credibility of source: Opinionated but credible resources used to formulate ideas

Title: Religion, children, and doing unto others Author: Andrew Whitehouse Date Published:July 9 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant because it has to do all about being raised in a religious home. It goes on to discuss how it is a very positive thing to be raised in such an environment. How This Influenced My Thinking: It supported my concept I already had about its importance Credibility of Source: It has been critiqued by many so it is ver popular

Title: Violent Video Games Are a Risk Factor for Criminal Behavior and Aggression Author: Matt Delisi, Craig Anderson, Douglas Gentile, Angie Hunt Date: March 26, 2013 Why relevant and summary: I'll be discussing whether or not violent video games should be banned in this critical thinking assignment, and this is a study that supports my view that violent video games should be banned. How this influenced my thinking: It reinforced what I believe: violent media should be restricted. Violent video games should be banned. Parents need to take responsibility for what they are letting their kids interact with. Did excessive playing of violent video games cause Adam Lanza to massacre 26 innocent souls? It was definitely a significant factor, coupled with serious mental health problems. This article encouraged me to also see that there may be a middle ground between banning the games and free access. Maybe some educational resources for parents need to be made publicly available and easily accessible, so that they have the tools they need to discourage/disallow violent media in the home.