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
Title: What Makes for a Happy Marriage
Author: Larry J. Koenig, Ph.D
Date Published: 2006
Why Relevant and Summary: Good stuff to think about
How This Influenced My Thinking: Just reinforced what I thought
Credibility of Source: Very Good
Title: IDEA Health and Fitness Association
Author: Jeffrey Janot, PhD
Date Published: May, 2005
Why Relevant and Summary: Gave good information
How This Influenced My Thinking: Showed how important exercise is
Credibility of Source: Good
Title: Intelligence across cultures
Research in Africa, Asia and Latin America is showing how culture and intelligence interact
Author: Etienne Benson
Date Published: February 2003
Why Relevant and Summary: Covers great studies and clearly explains findings
How This Influenced My Thinking: Confirmed what I believe about measuring intelligence
Credibility of Source: Extremely
Title: Intelligence across cultures
Research in Africa, Asia and Latin America is showing how culture and intelligence interact
Author: Etienne Benson
Date Published: February 2003
Why Relevant and Summary: Covers great studies and clearly explains findings
How This Influenced My Thinking: Confirmed what I believe about measuring intelligence
Credibility of Source: Extremely
Title: Identity Shifts for Teens, But Not Their Religion
Author: Rick Nauert Ph. D.
Date Published: July 1, 2011
Why Relevant and Summary: Gave a good cultural study for continued religion in teens
How This Influenced My Thinking: Backed up my feelings
Credibility of Source: Very Credible
Title: Characteristics of the Formal Operational Thinker
Author: Kendra Cherry
Date Published:NA
Why Relevant and Summary: Give good explanation of stages
How This Influenced My Thinking: Backed up what book said
Credibility of Source: pretty 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: 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: ADHD
Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date Published: September 28, 2012
Why Relevant and Summary: Gave good research and medication information
How This Influenced My Thinking: Good explanation of this diagnosis
Credibility of Source: Very credible
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:Mother's Face Recognition in Newborn Infants
Author:I.W.R. Bushnell
Date Published: 2001
Why Relevant and Summary: This gave a complete layout for an experiment with newborn babies and their ability to recognize their mom's face.
How This Influenced My Thinking: Added facts to theory.
Credibility of Source: Very High
Title: The Origin of Personality
Author: Alexander Thomas, Stella Chess and Herbert G. Birch
Date Published: Scientific American, pp 102-109, 1970
Why Relevant and Summary: Gave clear explanations to different behavior and personality groups.
How This Influenced My Thinking: Helped understand different catagories.
Credibility of Source: Very High
Title: Sleeping with Me: A Trans- cultural look at the power and protection of sharing a bed
Author: Meredith F. Small, professor of anthropology at Cornell University.
Date Published: 1998
Why Relevant and Summary: This excerpt from her book gives a well-documented, highly researched view of co-sleeping in the United States and many other countries and cultures.
How This Influenced My Thinking: This influences my thinking by giving scientific research and strong cultural beliefs about the subject of co-sleeping
Credibility of Source: Highly credible
Title: Breastfeeding your baby
Author: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Date Published: NA
Why Relevant and Summary: This gives guidance and facts, along with some pictures to help women who want to breastfeed.
How This Influenced My Thinking: Again I have 3 kids and nursed all 3. This just gave credibility to our decision.
Credibility of Source: Very Credible
Title: Fetal response to induced maternal stress.
Author: DiPietro JA, Costigan KA, Gurewitsch ED.
Date Published: Nov. 2003
Why Relevant and Summary: This study and other publications by DiPietro show an amazing knowledge of fetal development and the stress reaction from the fetus when mom is stressed. DiPietro also has done work with mother and the fetus bonding during pregnancy.
How This Influenced My Thinking: I have 3 kids so nothing he said actually surprised me.
Credibility of Source: Very Credible
Title: The Evolution of Human Genetic and Phenotypic Variation in Africa
Author: Michael C. Campbell Sarah A. Tshoff
Date Published: September 27, 2010
Why Relevant and Summary: Talk about genetic diversity within Africa, including information on Lactase persistence in adults.
How This Influenced My Thinking: Interested article that helps gives concrete examples of genetic variances.
Credibility of Source: Very Credible
Title: Twins
Author: National Geographic; Peter Miller
Date Published: January 2012
Why Relevant: This article was well researched and easy to read and understand with interesting stories.
Title: Speech and Language Developmental Milestones
Author: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Date Published: Updated September 2010
Why Relevant: This website is relevant because it gives specific guidelines and timetables to follow on the development of children's language. It also clarifies the difference between speech and language development.
Credibility: Very High