Title: Advance Medical Directives (Living Will, Power of Attorney, and Health-Care Proxy) Author: Siamak Nabili Date Published: October 5, 2011 Why Relevant and Summary: Explains what advance directives are such durable power of attorney, healthcare proxy, and living will and also why they are important How This Influenced My Thinking: I now know what durable power of attorney, healthcare proxy and a living will is Credibility of Source: Seems pretty credible, author is a MD

Title: What happens to a woman's body as she ages? Author: Cecilia Kirkpatrick Date Published: October 2007 Why Relevant and Summary: This article discusses how each aspect of the body is affected by aging How This Influenced My Thinking: It made me very aware of how extensive aging is and how much I am not looking forward to getting older Credibility of Source: This article is from a newspaper so it seems pretty credible

Title: Creating a Strong and Satisfying Marriage Author: Janet A Clark, Sharon J Leigh Date Published: May 2000 Why Relevant and Summary: It discusses the characteristics needed for a happy and satisfying marriage, how to attain those, common areas of conflict, the importance of managing conflict, tips on how to resolve those conflicts, and tips on how to keep a marriage happy and healthy How This Influenced My Thinking: It was very informative, I thought it had some very good points. Most of it is common sense but it really puts it in perspective and lays it out for you Credibility of Source: Seems pretty credible

Title : Should Candy and Soda Be Banned from Schools? Author : Valsack, Wilson Date : May 2010 Why Relevant and Summary: This article discusses both views on the topic of the ban of soda in schools How This Influenced My Thinking: I was able to understand better why people do or don't think that soda should be banned

Title: Kohlberg Author: Saul McLeod Date Published: 2011 Why Relevant and Summary: Talks about Kohlberg's theory and research, and explains each level and stage of his moral development theory. How This Influenced My Thinking: I know understand each stage of the moral development theory Credibility of Source: The website seems pretty credible

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: Helping Your Child Through a Divorce Author: Michelle New Date Published: January 2011 Why Relevant and Summary: Talks about what to do and not what to do in the situation of a divorce and has tips on how to handle children's reactions, helping them cope, adjusting to the new living situation, and parenting after divorce. How This Influenced My Thinking: There were some great tips on parenting after the divorce and some great example on how to help your child cope with the situation. I thought it did a great job of explaining how the child may feel and how to address those feelings. Credibility of Source: Author has their PhD and the website is a credible website

Title: Overweight and Obesity Author: Mary L. Gavin Date Published: October 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: Firs defines overweight and obesity by talking about BMI, then discusses effects of obesity and follows with ways of helping an obese child and how to be able to support them through the changes being made. How This Influenced My Thinking: This article has some great points on how to parent an obese child and comes with recommendations by age Credibility of Source: Very credible- found on kidshealth.org and author has her M.D.

Title: Parenting Styles/Children's Temperaments: The Match Author: Anita Gurian Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: Discusses all the different parenting types and their outcomes. Also touches on what kinds of temperaments children may have and how that interacts with parenting styles. How This Influenced My Thinking: At the end of the article there are some good parenting tips I will have to keep in mind Credibility of Source: very credible, author has a PhD and works at NYU School of Medicine

Title: ADHD Author : Richard Kingsley Date: January 2011 Why Relevant and Summary: Complete overview of ADHD, causes, how to manage it, and tips on dealing with it. How This Influenced My Thinking: I feel like I can better recognize signs of ADHD after reading this Credibility of Source: credible-from kidshealth.org, I have found them to be very credible with their information.

Title: Attachment, Relationships, Connecting Author: Dr. Jessica Zucker Date Published: 2011 Why Relevant and Summary: Goes in depth about what creates bonds between child and mother and how those relationships affect circumstances later in life How This Influenced My Thinking: It explained how working models are formed in early childhood and how they affect relationships with others Credibility of Source: very credible- Dr. Zucker specializes in early parent-child bonding

Title: Scaffolding Author: Sadhana Puntambekar Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: Talks about benefits of scaffolding and elements of scaffolded instruction How This Influenced My Thinking: I now know how influential scaffolding is Credibility of Source: Credible

Title: Understanding Your Child's Temperament Author: Kathy Oliver Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: This fact sheet discusses how temperament is determined, what characterizes each type of temperament, how parenting can help each type of temperament and also some parenting tips with temperament in mind. How This Influenced My Thinking: I know understand which types of parenting are better for each type of temperament Credibility of Source: Very credible

Title: Cosleeping and Your Baby Author: Yamini Durani Date Published: October 2011 Why Relevant and Summary: Talks about pros and cons of cosleeping, as well as some possible concerns of parents and gives tips to ensure safe cosleeping practices. How This Influenced My Thinking: Shared some concerns of cosleeping that I hadn't thought of before Credibility of Source: very credible, reviewed by MD and is a pretty recent article

Title: Your Guide to Breastfeeding Author: WebMD Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: Total overview of breastfeeding, some benefits and concerns of mothers as well as some problems one may encounter How This Influenced My Thinking: This opened my eyes to some problems that may occur during breastfeeding and also more developmental benefits. Credibility of Source: I have found WebMD is pretty credible

Title: What Babies Learn in the Womb Author: Laura McCarthy Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: Discusses what the fetus learns about its environment in utero and how it will help them when they are born into the real world How This Influenced My Thinking: This taught me about how much babies learn without being directly exposed to the external environment, as well as how rapidly they learn. Credibility of Source: Credible, from parenting website

Title: Nature Nurture in Psychology Author: Saul McLeod Date Published: 2007 Why Relevant and Summary: Includes both sides of nature nurture debate, along with theories that back both sides. Also discusses how both work together How This Influenced My Thinking: It gave me information on both sides of the debate Credibility of Source: credible- found on simplypsychology.org

Title: Bronfenbrenner Ecological Theory Author: Yukti Ahuja Date published: n.d. Why relevant and summary: covers the systems in Bronfenbrenner's ecological model along with giving examples. How it changed my thinking: opened my eyes to how children are growing up today Credibility: fairly credible

title: The Role of Social Support in Identity Formation: A Literature Review author: Elizabeth A. Para date published: 3/1/2008 relevancy: relevant to problems that may lead to identity crisis instead of identity formation how it influenced my thinking: it supported my idea that relationships with family and peers can aide in the ease of identity formation summary: this article covers the theories of identity formation and how familial and peer support influence the process credibility: very credible, comes from the Graduate Journal of Counseling Psychology