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Leah KANALLY

7- Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, & Future of ADHD - 0 views

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    Title: Attention Deficit Disorder - An Introduction to ADD/ADHD Author(s):Regina Bussing, M.D. and John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Date Published:Jan 6, 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: It gives a nice overview of what exactly ADHD (and also ADD) is, what symptoms there are and how to work with it. it also gives interesting facts about how long it may have been around, and how many people are diagnosed with it. How this Influenced my Thinking; This just gave me a few extra bits of information about ADHD and its history, i am already familiar with it, as i have a younger brother who was diagnosed with it. Credibility of Source: The authors have degrees, and it is on a credible website about many varying aspects of psychology.
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    Title: Attention Deficit Disorder Author: Regina Bussing and John M. Grohol Date Published: 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: This article describes the different symptoms of ADHD, and the different subtypes of ADHD. How it Influenced my Thinking: I was really surprised by the number of children in america that have ADHD. It says on average one student in each classroom will have it. Credibility of Source: Seems like a very credible source.
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    Title: Attention Deficit Disorder: An Introduction to ADD/ADHD Author: Regina Bussing, M.D. and John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Date Published: Jan. 6, 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: This site grants a broad and detailed overview of many factors dealing with ADHD. How This Influenced My Thinking: The up-to-date research regarding the history, treatments, and causes of ADHD of this site have been illuminating and helpful. Credibility of Source: 7- Sources are cited at the bottom of articles, from credible sources.
Julia Magallanes

5-Basic information on parenting styles - 0 views

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    Author: Kendra Cherry Title: Parenting Styles Date: n.d. Why Relevent and Summary: A brief overview of the four parenting styles and the criteria involved in determining the style How This Changed My Thinking: I did not know the criteria Credibility of Source: OK, no date
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    Title: Parenting styles Author: Kendra Cherry Date:n.d. Summary and Why Relevant: This article breaks down the different styles of parenting and also explains the outcome for each different style. How this changed my thinking: I thought it was very interesting to see how these different styles can change the type of person you will grow up to be. Credibility of Source: Seem like a credible website.
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    Title: Parenting Styles: The Four Styles of Parenting Author: Kendra Cherry Date Published: no date Why Relevant and Summary: This articles gives a brief and to the point overview of the four parenting styles identified by Diana Baumrind consistent with two dimensions of parenting recognized: demandingness and responsiveness. It goes over the impact that each parenting style could or would be more likely to have on a child and explains the many factors that impact why there are different styles and why parents don't just all raise their children the same . (ie personality, family size, parental background, socioeconomic status, educational level and religion.) How This Influenced My Thinking: This gave a clear, straightforward description of the four distinct parenting styles. It has made me think that when I am raising a child that I need to make sure that I remain an authoritative and not cross the line to authoritarian or even the permissive parent. I'm not afraid to admit that I'm not perfect and this has made me realize how extremely important it is to be aware of how I respond or control situations while helping my child develop in a healthy manner. Credibility of Source:Kendra Cherry is a writer and educator. She has a BS in Psychology and a Master of Science in Education from Boise State University.
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    Title: Parenting styles Author: Kendra Cherry Date:n.d. Summary and Why Relevant: This article talks about the different styles of parenting and the impact of parenting styles. How this influenced my thinking: By explaining why parenting styles are different Credibility of Source: Seems like a credible source
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    Title: Parenting Styles- The Four Styles of Parenting Author: Kendra Cherry Date Published: n.d Why Relevant and Summary: Kendra Cherry discusses the different styles of parenting, and gives examples of things they may say or how they act. She also discusses the impacts of each style, and how the styles differ from one another. How This Influenced My Thinking: This gave me a better understanding for each parenting style. Credibility of Source: It seems credible. She also cited the sources she used in her article.
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    Title:The four styles of parenting Author:Kendra Cherry Date published:no date Why relevant and summary:This article is relevant because it discusses the four styles of parenting. It also states the impacts these various parenting styles have on children. How this influenced my thinking:Parenting styles differ because it is based on culture, family size, personality, SES, education and religion. Credibility of source:Credible
Tara Ponsot

6-Cosleeping Around The World - The Natural Child Project - 0 views

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    Title: Cosleeping Around The World Author:James J. McKenna, Ph.D. Date Published: No Date Why Relevant and Summary: This webpage is very helpful if one is doing their Assignment on Co-sleeping It gives examples of countries who practice co-sleeping which involves the majority of the countries including the United States. Many people believe Americans don't practice co-sleeping but research shows that many Americans do. How This Influenced My Thinking: This webpage definitely helped me be more open about other cultures. I believed that only Latino families practiced co-sleeping, but it turns out that the majority of the world practices co-sleeping. Credibility of Source: This source seems credible due to the references that were used
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    Title: Co-sleeping Around The World Author: by James J. McKenna, Ph.D. Date Published: 2007 Why relevant/summary: McKenna explains the rituals around co sleeping in different cultures around the World. He goes in detail about certain cultural beliefs on the subject. How it influenced my thinking: It opened my mind to the reasoning people have for choosing to either co sleep or not to co sleep that I hadn't necessarily thought of before. Credibility of Source: Rather credible. He has a PhD and has clearly done his research on the cultures he included in his article.
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    Title:Co Sleeping Around The World Author:by James J. McKenna, Ph.D. Date Published:2007 Why Relevant and Summary:This article discusses how common co sleeping is and how many cultures participate in this practice.   How This Influenced My Thinking:I didn't realize that so many people participated in this practice.  Credibility of Source:very credible.  Written by someone who has a PHd.
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    Title: Co-sleeping around the world Author: James J. Makenna Date Published:ND Why Relevant and Summary: This website was relevant to the subject i was writing about because it discussed co-sleeping across different cultures. It also talked about why co-sleeping is beneficial, what cultures favor it, and even provided a few statistics of the benefits of co-sleeping, and how common it is in the United States. How This Influenced My Thinking: This website didn't influence my thinking much because it spoke very highly of co-sleeping and i am already an advocate of it. Credibility of Source: The site seems credible because the information was backed with references.
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    Title: Cosleeping Around The World Author: James J. McKenna, Ph.D. Date Published: 2007 Why Relevant and Summary: This is a wonderful article about some of the cultures that practice co-sleeping. One mark down for brevity. How This Influenced My Thinking: I had no idea that what I did naturally was a thing of controversy. I am glad that other cultures, including our own, practice co-sleeping. Credibility of Source: Very high
Lauren Coker

5- Kohlberg and Moral Reasoning - 1 views

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    Title: Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development Author: Kendra Cherry Why Relevant and Summary: The relevancy of this article is decent. The article talks about the development of the child's reasoning and breaks them down into stages that are correlated to the individual's age. The author doesn't necessarily brush upon how the child's developmental reasoning is influenced but more the basic stages of development. How this influenced me: This article guided me in the right direction as far as research methods go. Credibility of source: I believe it's pretty credible.
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    Title:Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development Author: Kendra Cherry Date Published: no date Why Relevant and Summary: This article breaks down the different levels of moral development and gets even further into detail about the different stages found in the level of moral development. This article also provides the an example/scenario that Kohlberg provided in his own work which is the "Heinz Steals the Drug." How This Influenced My Thinking: This helped my understanding by being able to see the different levels and the stages inside of the levels of moral development. Credibility of Source: The authors hold a masters degree.
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    Title: Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development Stages of Moral Development Author:Kendra Cherry Date Published: N.D. Why Relevant and Summary: This article discusses about the different stages of Kohlberg's moral development theory. How this influenced my thought: it allowed me to write my paper with a higher understanding of the moral stages. Credibility: Fairly credible
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    Title: Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development Author: Kendra Cherry Date Published:n.d. Why Relevant and Summary:This article gave information on Kohlberg's theory of moral development. All three levels were mentioned and all six stages were discussed. Preconventional reasoning consists of stages one and two. Stage one is based on obedience and punishment.Children should obey the rules in order to avoid consequences of their actions. Stage two is based on individualism and exchange. The example given is of children arguing on which course of action is best, when it really only matters which one is best for you. Conventional reasoning consists of stages three and four and is based on conforming to someone else's needs of a role. Stage three is when a person lives up to social expectations of what people have of them. Conforming to what they see you as. Stage four is maintaining social order, society is viewed as one when making judgements such as maintaining the law and order. Postconventional consists of stages five and six and is based on independent judgements. Stage five is social and individual rights and stage six is our universal principles. How This Influenced My Thinking: This article had some great examples that made Kohlberg's theory a bit more clear for me to understand each stage and level. Credibility: I find this source to be credible.
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    Title: Moral Development Author: Cherry,K Date published: n.d. Why relevant and summary: Explains the 6 stages of moral reasoning How this influenced my thinking: I now have a much deeper understanding of the 6 stages. Credibility of Source: Pscyhology.com seems credible.
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    Title: Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development Author: Kendra Cherry Date Published: N.D. Why Relevant and Summary: Explains Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development, compared and contrasted to those of Piaget's beliefs and proposals. Provided a scenario with which to observe moral reasoning and the different approaches it could've been addressed by. How This Influenced My Thinking: I was able to observe or review instances where my decisions reflected and displayed each one of the stages of moral development. Credibility of Source: About.com; pretty credible.
Linda Burns

6 - Promoting resilience in children - 0 views

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    Title: Promoting Resilience in Children: What Parents Can Do Authors: Christine A. Christle, M.Ed., Debra A. Harley, Ph.D., C. Michael, Nelson, Ed.D., Karen Jones Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: I thought this article was pertinent to friendships in middle childhood, and in particular, it seemed useful in terms of dealing with negative social interactions. How This Influenced My Thinking: It identified a significant factor that explains why some kids succeed. That factor is resilience. Credibility of Source: High
Robert Kelley

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Loni Marcus

9-Cognitive Development - 0 views

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    Title: Cognitive Development Author: No Author Date Published: N.D.  Why Relevant and Summary: It gives great incite to the cognitive development of toddlers. How this influenced my thinking:It gave me a better understand of toddlers behavior. Credibility of Source: This article seems credible, it from parents.com
Cassandra Crawford

6-Cosleeping Research - 0 views

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    Title: Bedtime Story: Co-sleeping Research Author: James J. McKenna Ph.D. Date Published: October 1997 Why Relevant and Summary: This article brings up research about cosleeping (not from the past 10 years sadly). It brings up the links with SIDS and the benefits to the mother and child who practice co-sleeping. How this influenced my thinking: These findings showed me that there are benefits to co-sleeping and that bonding can take place while sleeping. Credibility of source: Ph.D. Research done at University of California's Irvine School of Medicine.
Amanda Perez

5. Your daughter and puberty... - 0 views

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    Title: Puberty, Periods and Girls' Bodies Author: Avert Date Published: n.d Why Relevant: Talks about the puberty stages of a girl. What to expect emotionally, mentally and physically. Shows things you can use when you get your period and what to use for acne. How this influenced thinking: It doesn't because I already knew these things. But, it does help with my approach if I have a daughter. Credibility: Article has references as well.
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    Title: Puberty, Periods and Girls' Bodies Author: Avert Date Published: n.d Why Relevant:Goes into great detail about puberty for females what to expect and the symptoms you can expect. If also gives many information about the female body. How this influenced thinking: Didn't influence my thinking, because these were all things that I have already learned but it did give me give me many ideas of how I might go about talking to my 2 daughters when they reach puberty. Credibility: This article has great logical information as well as references.
Guillermina Garcia

6-Moral Reasoning and Ethics - 0 views

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    Title-Moral reasoning and ethics Author-n.d. Date-n.d. Why relevant and summary-because it explains what moral reasoning is. How this influenced me-It gave me actual facts to write my paper. Credibility-Not sure because no date or author, however it has many different sources.
Linda Burns

4 - Durable Power of Attorney - 0 views

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    Title: The Durable Power of Attorney: Health Care and Finances Author: Shae Irving, J.D. Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: Defines durable power of attorney, difference between medical and financial, and says why it is important. How This Influenced My Thinking: Gave me more knowledge. Credibility of Source: ok
Loni Marcus

7-Sandwich Generation - Definition of Sandwich Generation - 0 views

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    Title:Sandwich Generation Author:Susan Adcox Date Published:N.D Why Relevant and Summary:It give a good explanation of the sandwich generation How This Influenced My Thinking:I never thought of how difficult that would be. Credibility of Source:Credible
Loni Marcus

7-Disengagement Theory - The Functionalist Perspective - 0 views

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    Title:Disengagement Theory Author:No Author-Boundless Date Published:N.D Why Relevant and Summary:It clearly explains the theory of disengagement in older adults. How This Influenced My Thinking:It helped me to understand where older people are coming from more personally. Credibility of Source:Fairly credible
Julia Magallanes

6-Does a great job in explaining disengagement theory and how it affects the elderly - 0 views

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    Title: What is Disengagement Theory? Author: Cristen Conger Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: This taught me everything I need to know about the theory. Its origins, its beliefs, its counterarguments, etc. How This Influenced My Thinking: It introduced into the world of successful aging and got me thinking about a theory I've never even heard of. Credibility of Source: Had many links to other articles that may not have been super credible, but this article seemed legit.
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    Title: What is disengagement theory Author: Christen Conger Date Published: NA Why Relevant and Summary: Gave good breakdown of theories of aging How This Influenced My Thinking: Good information to consider as we age Credibility of Source: Very good
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    Title:What is disengagement theory? Author:Cristen Conger Date published: n.d. Why relevant and summary:This article is relevant because it describes disengagement theory. The elderly begin to withdraw from activities they love because of an illness, for example. Little by little, they lose their independence and remove themselves from social networks. How this influenced my thinking:It's is sad to think that some elderly will withdraw themselves from society when they lose independence. It is important that as family, we keep in touch with our elderly family members and keep them as close to society as possible. Whether it be taking them to the park, grocery store, or just talking to them on a daily basis. Credibility of source: Seems credible. It includes all its sources.
Yadira Quiroz

3 - Disengagement Theory: A Critical Evaluation - 0 views

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    Title: Disengagement Theory: A critical evaluation Author: George L. Maddox, Jr., PH D Date Published: ND Why Relevant and Summary: This journal is very brief, but states the three primary ideas of the Disengagement theory. How this influenced my thinking: Although this journal was very brief It did help me get a sense of what disengagement theory is. It gave some examples that went with the key ideas so that made it helpful. Credibility: seems credible since the author has a Ph D
Angie Magallon

6-Activity Theory - 1 views

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    Author: Creative Commons Title:Activity Theory Date Published:n.d. Summary and Why Relevant: this article discusses the difference between activity theory and disengagement theory. I discusses in depth what activity theory is and how it influences a healthier, happier aging process for the elderly. How this Influenced My Thinking: It gave me a better understanding as to why it is important for the elderly to stay in contact with the outside and how it can add years to their life just by talking and interacting with other people. Credibility: credible
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    Title: Activity Theory Author: Boundless Date: N.d. Why Relevant and Summary:This article is relevant to the topic because it defines what the Activity Theory. How this influenced my thinking: It helped me understand the way this theory works and demonstrates it. Credibility: I think it is credible because it shows many different sources that were sited.
Denise Villa

7 Child Obesity: Is your Child Overweight or Obese? - 0 views

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    Title: Child Obesity: Is Your Child Overweight or Obese? Author: Catherine Holecko Date published: N.D. Summary and why relevant: This article defines what a BMI is and how the doctors calculates a child's BMI. The article also discussing reasons for why a child may become obese. How this influenced my thinking: This article gave me a better understanding of how children's body mass index was calculated. Credibility of source: well known website that is frequently used to answer questions.
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    Title: Child Obesity: Is your Child Overweight or Obese? Author: Catherine Holecko Date Published: n.d Why Relevant and Summary: It informs us how obesity is measured, what are the causes, an what can be done to change. How This Influenced My Thinking: It gave me more knowledge on the topic. It informs you what else child obesity can lead to if it's not treated. Credibility of Source: Seems credible.
Taylor Robinson

7 - Learning from womb - 0 views

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    Title:Prenatal Memory and Learning Author: David B Chamberlain Date Published:N.D Why Relevant and Summary: This article discusses in amazing detail the capabilities that babies in the womb have to learn and memorize. How This Influenced My Thinking: I feel like I was educated on just how capable these babies are before they are even born. Credibility of Source: Very. This article was posted for The Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health
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    Author: David B Chamberlain Date Published: Unknown Why Relevent: This article was a wealth of information full of examples of in utero learning. How This Influenced My Thinking: I had no idea you could train your baby to kick on command! I am astonished by the capabilities of human infants. Credibility of Source: The Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health
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    Title: Prenatal Memory and Learning Author: David B Chamberlain Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: This article is very relevant because it discusses what learning takes place within the womb and actually gives a great example of what a mother can do while she is pregnant to help this learning. How This Influenced My Thinking: It really helped me understand how learning can take place within the womb. Credibility of Source: It seems credible!! Just a website, though.
Angie Magallon

5- Ecological Systems - 1 views

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    Title: Ecological Systems Author: David Nollmeyer Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory is clearly stated and explained with examples. The analogies and summaries were helpful to understand the ecological systems better. How This Influenced My Thinking: This journal helped me understand everything a little bit better to where I can think more. I was able to actually think about what I wanted to say and how to say it without being blocked from the unknowns. Credibility of Source: This journal pulled information from other resources and cited them. So I believe it is credible.
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    Title: Ecological Systems Author: David Nollmeyer Date Published: N.D. Why Relevant; The reason why this is relevant is because it goes in depth of the five levels. It also uses examples to help understand. How this influenced my thinking: I was able to get more in depth with the theory. Credibility: seems credible there is a lot of information.
lindsey holloway

7-Childbirth Options: What's the Best? - 0 views

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    Title:Childbirth Options: What's the Best? Author: Brenda Conway Date Published: N.D. Why Relevant and Summary: This is a great article explaining the many different birthing options. It also gives pros and cons of each. How this influenced my thinking: I didn't realize there were so many options available with a hospital birth. Credibility of Source: The article was from Web M.D. so i think it is very credible.
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