Title: Successful Aging: A Lifestyle Choice
Author: Kyle Roderick
Date Published: July 11, 2008
Why relevant and Summary: This article talks about how successful aging appears to depend primarily on the ability to maintain three key behaviors or characteristics: low risk of disease and disease-related disability, high mental and physical function and active engagement with life.
How this influenced my thinking: It helped me to understand what I can do to achieve successful aging
Credibility of source: research was done my M.D.s
Title: 15 Reasons to Use In-Home Elderly Care for a Loved One | Tender Hearts at Home Senior Care
Author: no author
Date: 2013
Why Relevant and Summary: this article discusses why some elderly people want to have in home care and what are the benefits of opting for in home care.
How this Influenced my Thinking: I would rather just take care of my parents if I had too
Credibility: Good
Title: Aging: What to Expect
Author: None
Date Published: November 8, 2012
Why Relevant and Summary: It talked about what to expect as you get older and what to do about it.
How This Influenced My Thinking: It gave me some ideas to what I can do as I get older so that my body stays healthy
Credibility of Source: Good
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: About CQ (Cultural Intelligence)
Date Published: n.d.
Author: no author
Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant because it talks about how cultural Intelligence is an individual capability.This means it is not an aspect of personality or personal interests. It is a set of capabilities that leads to specific outcomes - such as decision making, performance, and adjustment in culturally diverse settings.
How This influenced My thinking: by helping me understand cultural intelligence
Credibility: Its from the cultural intelligence center
Title: World Views and Religion
Author: M. Scott Pecks
Date: APRIL 9, 2009
Why Relevant and Summary: It talks about how everyone has a religion and what determines a persons particular worldview
How This Influenced My Thinking: It didn't influence my thinking
Credibility of Source: Somewhat credible
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: Middle-School Friends Are Critical For Future Success
Author: Rick Nauert
Date Published: January 13, 2011
Why Relevant and Summary: It talks about how boys and girls whose friends are socially active in ways where rules are respected do better in their classroom work.
How This Influenced My Thinking: On how it is important to have friendships when you are growing up
Credibility of Source: Good
Title: Obese kids more vulnerable to bullies
Author: Anne Harding
Date Published:May 3, 2010
Why Relevant and Summary:This article it explains how children who are obese are more often to be bullied if they have good social skills or doing well in school.It also talks about who kids get bullying from.
How This Influenced My Thinking: It made me realize how much children act like adults
Credibility of Source: Its from Health Magazine
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
Title:Childbirth in Other Cultures
Author:Jennifer Vanderlaan & Birthing Naturally
Date Published: 2000-2011
Why Relevant and Summary: Its relevant because it talks about what other cultures believe when it comes to childbirth
How This Influenced My Thinking: It didn't influence my thinking
Credibility of Source: It seems credible
Title: Nature vs. Nurture Are We Really Born That Way?
Author: Kimberly Powell
Date Published: February 2, 2013
Why Relevant and Summary: This article is relevant because it explains clearly what the difference between nature and nurture. This article talks about how scientist fight over how much of who we are is shaped by genes and how much by the environment.
How This Influenced My Thinking: It influenced me thinking by explaining to me how nature and nurture do play a big role in human development
Credibility of Source: This source seems credible
Title: Bronfenbrenner Ecological Systems Model
Author: Nicole Yingst
Date Published: 2011
Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant because it gives a clear and easy to understand definition of what the five environmental systems are and it connects it to how it relates adolescents. It gives an example of each system and it also talks about a personal experience of how a teacher relates the ecological system to her classroom
How This Influenced My Thinking: It influenced my thinks by giving me a better understanding of the concept and it gives good examples
Credibility of Source: Not too sure about the credibility because it doesn't say where its comes from