Title: Theory of Successful Aging Author: Admin Date of Publication: January 16, 2013 Summary and Why Relevant: this article is relevant because it talks about the stages of aging. how to combat it, what psychological tricks to play on yourself to not be depressed. it tells you theories of successful aging and ways to feel great about your age. How This Influenced My Thinking: this made me realize that age is more than just a number to some people. there are many clinical trials where age is involved, such as surveys for a specific group. it also made me realize that people deal with age differently, some are sad and depressed, while others welcome it like an old friend. Credibility: there are many resources to back up this information on this website. seems pretty credible.

Title:Why I Love My 50-Year-Old Body Date Published: January 7, 2013 Author: Dr. Lisa Kaplin Why Relevant and Summary: this article is relevant because it talks about the body at age 50. it tell people to love their body and not to discourage or be ashamed of it. it explains how to maintain being healthy and hoe to eat right at 50. it is a useful article for those who have body image issues at an older age. How This Influenced My Thinking: this made me realize that people have major body image issues even after they are older. it makes me stop and think that even through all that these older folk have been through, somehow the image that is distilled on the younger generation caught up to the older generation and made them want to be in their 20's all over again when their bodies were at the peak of being viewed as beautiful. Credibility: it was published by a doctor who has study within this field. seem pretty credible to me.

Title: Searching for Identity in College Author: Nicoll Laikola Date of Publication: November 29, 2011 Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant because it involves the identity that is being talked about in college. learning who you truly are and who you want to be. it explains the transition as a senior in high school to a freshman in college. How This Influenced My Thinking: It made me realize that every single person goes through some sort of identity crisis in college. they all handle it different and they deal with these new change sin ways that help benefit them for the long run. Credibility: it came from the LifeBound website seems pretty credible

Title: Cultural Intelligence - What's your CQ? Date Published: October 30, 2009 Author: John Abele Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant because it talks about the intelligence as a culture. It is also known as Cultural Intelligence, this blog post gives a scenario about the cultural Intelligence and how difficult it is for some people to adapt to change. How This influenced My thinking: it made me realize that not every culture is able to adapt to the intelligence of others because they hold such a high standard of living and can simply not adapt to the environment that was thrown at them. Credibility: It was posted by the Co-Founder Boston Scientific Corporation and Owner, Kingbridge Conference Centre and Institute

Title: World Views and Religion Date Published: April 9, 2009 Author: Newton Fortuin Summary and Why Relevant: The reason as to why this is relevant is because it talks about religion and the world view on religion. I myself am fascinated with religion, I am fascinated at the different types of religions that exist and the different faiths that people have and put into their religion, creator, and God. It still amazes me that the world is still spinning with so many conflicts with each religion. How This Influenced My Thinking: it made me realize that I am not the only one that is fascinated with religion and that is intrigued with the fact that people go crazy over who's religion is "right" or "better" Credibility: From Open Salon a viewed Blog that users from around the world post and comment.

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: 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:Intelligence: The Measurement of Cognitive Capabilities Date: n.d Author: Angela Oswalt Summary and Why Relevant: it is relevant because it talks about the intelligence of children and what affects their intelligence. I believe that it is a good site because it goes into IQ test and how they work on children. How This Influenced My Thinking: It made me realize that children are more complex in their intelligence than I thought them to be. Their brains are a mystery and everyone learns and thinks differently. Credibility of Source: It is from a mental health website.

Title: Parenting styles Author: Pokerala kids Date Published: 2013 Why relevant and summary: It explains the four different types of parenting styles. How this influenced my thinking: It let me realized why every person is different because of the the way their parents taught them. Credibility of source: It is recent., and seems like it is.

Title: Parenting Styles Author: Rose Allen, Joan Sprain Date Published: 2009 Why Relevant and Summary: It is relevant because it talks about the four different parenting styles that there are out there. and how to deal with them. There are four main parenting styles that are out there and each child was parented by at least one of them. How this influenced my thinking: It made me realize that there are more parenting styles out there than what how my parents parented me. It makes me happy that my parents parented me the way they did because i do not like the other type of parenting styles. Credibility of SOurce: It is from the University of MInnesota and was revised about four times by different people.

Title: Childhood ADHD Often Persist Into Adulthood Author: Megan Brooks Date:March 4, 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: this article is relevant because it explains a lot about ADHD and how it can affect a child with ADHD into adulthood. How this influenced my thinking: This made me realize that ADHD could affect an dult to the point of suicide. Credibility:it came from WedMD and was recently published.

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:Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD): the Hidden Dimension? Author:Nikolai Veresov Why Relevant and Summary:This is relevant to my summary because it includes and talks about the Zone of Proximal Development that Vygotsky & Rogoff talk and detail about. How This Influenced My Thinking:This made me realize that there is more to the Zone of Proximal Development. It is not just all about observations and study. It is interactions as well. Credibility:from academia.com, i would say it is pretty credible since it is on a "edu" website.

Title:The Preschool Years: Physical & Cognitive Development Author:Robert Feldman Date Published:n.d Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant because it talks about the physical aspect of a toddlers early development. As well as their brain development, what you can and should not do. How This Influenced My Thinking: This made me realize that toddlers and infants are so complex because they can be affected really easy and it can transition into adulthood. Credibility of Source:Seems pretty credible, the author works for prentice hall. It is also based off of another resource.

Title:Cosleeping and Biological Imperatives: Why Human Babies Do Not and Should Not Sleep Alone Author:James J. McKenna, Edmund P. Joyce Date:December 21,2008 Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant to my summary because it discusses the role of cosleeping and culture How This Influenced My Thinking:It made me realize that cosleeping with an infant is common throughout the world. Credibility: it was published by two men who work for the University of Notre Dame

Title:Pregnancy, Birth, and Medicine Author: Rebecca Kukla, Catherine Wayne Date:February 17, 2011 Why Relevant to Summary: This is relevant to my summary because it talks about the ways of birth as well as pregnancy per and postnatal and it talks about medicine which ones are good and which ones are not. How this Influenced My Thinking: This made me realize that there is more about being pregnant and giving birth than just flowers and chocolates. It made me realize that I still have a lot to learn: credibility:it from the encyclopedia of philosophy in Standford University.

Title: Prenatal Care Fact Sheet Author: John W. Schmitt Date Published: March 6, 2009 Why Relevant and Summary: It is relevant because it tals about how a woman can take care of herself during and after pregnancy. It gives you tips and advice for prenatal development. It also gives you defenitions and good facts. How This Influenced My Thinking: This allowed me to see more of the preganancy side than anything else. I managed to read through it and find out that there are a lot of things you need to do while pregnant. Credibility: It came from Womenshealth.org, and a doctor wrote this, so I assume that it is very credible.

Title: Nature Nurture in Psychology Author: Saul McLeod Date: 2007 Why Relevant to Summary: This piece of research is relevant to my summary because it includes the nature vs nurture topics and itmalso includes a psychologist point of view in this topic. How This Influenced My Thinking: It made me think that osychology also plays a vital role in this topic since I recently saw a movie titled "Genie" that went against the nature vs. nurture topic. Credibility of Source: It is in Psychology website, seems pretty credible.

Title: Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory of Human Development Author: Samantha Van Vleet Date Published: January 30, 2011 Why Relevant and Summary: the reason as to why this is relevant is because it clearly explains in great detail what bronfenbrenner's ecological theory is and why it is used by many psychologist and how it helps human development. Credibility of Source: I believe it to be moderately credible since it is under the yahoo mental health tab bar. It was written by a yahoo network contributor.

Title: Theory of Language Author: Slavko Milekic Steven E. Weisler Date Published:N.D. Why Relevant and Summary: The theory of language because it is essentyial to our growing up. It is what allows us to speak to other human beings and understand those around us. How This Influenced My Thinking: I did not think that language was as important as I thought it would be. But come to think of it, language is what makes human, humans. We are so different from other being that we communicate through language, whether it is hums, or hymns, or even hand gestures. Credibility of Source: National Science Foundation