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Title: Cultural differences among birthing women Author: Brenda Lane Date Published:2010 Why Relevant and Summary: Informative article that explains cultural differences in the birthing process including support system and who is involved in the process. Gives great examples across different cultures. How This Influenced My Thinking: Made me realize that there are different views on how a child should be birthed i always thought that the father has to be present no matter what in the process. This is not the case among people of other cultures. Credibility of Source: Medium.

Title: Parenting your toddler's personality type Author:Diane Lore Date Published:n.d. Why relevant/Summary: This article explains the type of children's personality and how you should deal with them, as well as how to parent them without being rude. How this influenced my thinking: It made me realze that three are more ways to parent a child than the wasy that I was parented. Credibility: WebMD

Title RN Mental Health Nursing: Author:ATI Date Published:2010 Why Relevant and Summary: Gave me great insight through a nursing perspective of the symptoms of ADHD How This Influenced My Thinking: great information on the condition known as ADHD as well as treatment. Credibility of Source: High

Title: What About the Children Author: Strathearn, L. et al. (2009) Date Published: 2009 Why Relevant and Summary: Gives clear detail by people who stay on top of current research on the best way to nurture babies How This Influenced My Thinking: I think everyone should do everything possible to put infants in constant contact with their mom's for as long as possible to develop loving secure people capable of mature relationships. Credibility of Source: The people on the board have very good creditials.

Title: Are meds necessary or are you a lazy parent? Author: Kori Ellis Date Published: April 3, 2012 Why relevant/summary: This article gives a great explanation of what ADHD is, how to treat it as well as a look at the over diagnosis of the disorder. How did this influence my thinking?: This article makes clear many aspects of ADHD that I had not thought of or known about prior to reading it. Source Credibility: Very credible. Not only did the author include relevant personal opinions but included many citations from medical professionals in many different fields of medicine.

Title: Parenting Toddlers Author: Carmen Benton Date Published: N/D Why relevant and Summary: Because it is about parenting a toddler. How this influenced my thinking: Leaned different skills to parent a toddler. Credibility of source: Different sources cited

Title: Attachment Theory Author: Kendra Cherry Date Published: N.D. Why Relevant and Summary: It is relevant because it discusses the importance of attachment. It also describes the components of attachment. It also discusses several different characteristics of attachment. How this influenced my thinking: This influenced my thinking because I hadn't realized how important attachment is to a child.

Title: Adult ADHD Author: N.A. Date Published: 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant because it discusses how ADHD continues into adulthood often. How This Influenced My Thinking: It made me realize that ADHD is not only for kids, but for adults as well. Credibility of Source: The organizational website looks credible.

Title: Crib sleeping Vs. Co- Sleeping Author: Patty Onderko Date Published: No Date Why Relevant: It is relevant because it talks about where the baby can sleep and what are the benefits of sleeping with the parents. It also gives parents opinion. Credibility of sources: It seems credible it has other sources

Title: Baby Brain Food Author: None Date Published: 2011 Why Relevant and Summary: Provides information on optimal nutrition for healthy brain development in infants. Though this particular article focuses on nutrition that is beneficial for the brain, the website as a whole places an emphasis on helping parents to raise bright, intelligent kids from a very early age. How This Influenced My Thinking: It emphasized how even the simplest of activities makes an imprint on a baby's mind. Credibility of Source: good. Has world-wide influence.

Title: Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Brain Development Author: Child welfare information Gateway Date Published:2009 Why Relevant and Summary: It explains how the brain develops in different age ranges. How This Influenced My Thinking: It taught me many things I didn't know about how many things happen inside the brain. Credibility of Source: It has different sources.

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: The Child with Poor Social Relations- Rejected Author: The Hincks-Dellcrest Center Date Published: NA Why Relevant and Summary: Gives many interesting facts. How This Influenced My Thinking: Just supported ideas Credibility of Source: Very

Title: Cognitive Functioning in Early Adulthood Author: Bold, M Date published: 1999 Why relevant and summary: There is not alot about Perry's theory on this website but it gives a nice brief description of different theories, including Perry's. How it changed my thinking: Was interesting seeing them all outlined like that. Credibility of source: seems credible.

Title-Ten things every college student should know Author-Hannah Purnell Date-n.d. Why relevant and summary-It shows some examples of norms that college students have. How this influenced my thinking-This just showed me some helpful tips for college. Credibility-It seems credible because it is written by a staff member from college.

Title: Build a Stronger Marriage by Setting Relationship Goals Author: By Richard Nicastro, Ph.D. Date of Publication: ND Why Relevant and Summary: This article gives a great breakdown of steps to take to build a strong, happy, healthy marriage. It also gives things that you should avoid. How This Influenced My Thinking: It didn't, however it did give me great tips that I will use in my marriage. Credibility: Everything seems logical when you read it, written by PhD.

Title: Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Author: n/a Date Published: May 25, 2010 Why Relevant and Summary: The article discusses causes of ADHD, the different types, as well as the symptoms. This was useful to better understand this disorder. How This Influenced My Thinking: It helped me gain a better understanding. Credibility of Source: It seems credible.

Title: Communication Exercises for Couples Author: Deepa Kartha Date Published: 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: goes over some good exercises that couples can go over to improve their relationship in a marriage or relationship How This Influenced My Thinking: made me think about some good ways to communicate with people more effectively. Credibility of Source: I don't know that it is super credible, but I think that the advice is solid.

Title:Factors that Make a Difference in Marital Success Author: Thomas R. Lee Date Published: 2013 Why Relevant and Summary: Gives highlights on what leads to a happy marriage as well as what factors contribute to maintaining a solid marriage. How This Influenced My Thinking: It gives the reader great insight as to what predisposed attributes two individuals possess that lead to a great marriage. Credibility of Source: High, professor at Utah

Title: Take Dr. Oz RealAge Test Author: The Dr. Oz Show Date Published: N.D. Why relevant and summary: These three link were about determining your real age. The Dr.'s explain that there are many factors that age you. Food ages you, if you eat fast food you age faster. Also, the amount of exercise that you do also impacts how fast you age. Genetics also play a major role in your aging process. How it influenced my thinking: I was already aware that the food you eat ages you as well as the amount of exercise that you do. I did find it quite interesting that 80% of the aging process we are in control of such as having a healthy lifestyle. Credibility: Seems credibly…Dr. Oz.