Tittle: Healthy Aging
Author: Ping-Chung Leung
Date Published: 2010
Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant to our topic about successful aging. This article goes in depth about many healthy ways in which one can age successfully and healthy. A few of these examples about aging healthy and successfully were to lower the cholesterol intake as well as abstaining from drinking and smoking.
How this influenced my thinking: This influenced my thinking in the sense that it only reinforced what I already knew concerning smoking being a negative predictor of not aging successfully.
Credibility of Source: This was a scholarly source off of the schools database.

Tittle: Caring For the Elderly
Author: Mary H. Cooper
Date Published: 1998
Why relevant and Summary: This article is relevant to out class topic about caring for the elderly, and about the challenges of being a caregiver. This article goes more in depth about different caring options for the elderly, for example nursing homes, which unfortunately can be very costly.
How this influenced my thinking: This influenced my thinking in the sense that I see just how hard it can be to find good living options for some elderly people. According to this article many nursing homes can be very costly and some insurances will only offer little help, which In turn leaves many people wondering how they will afford care.
Credibility of Source: This was a scholarly journal off of the schools database.

Tittle: Womens Health Issues
Author: Sarah Glazer
Date Published: 1994
Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant to our class topic about the physical changes that women go through at age 50. This article focuses particularly on health risk factors for women who are within this age group. This article goes in depth about research that has shown heart disease being the leading killer of men and women, but for some reason that they have not been aware of, women are less likely to survive a heart attack, or hear surgery than men are.
How this influenced my thinking: This has influenced my thinking in the sense that I now know how many different diseases can affect women at age 50. There are many things that women can do to reduce their chances of diseases in general by starting to live a healthier lifestyle.
Credibility of Source: This was a scholarly source off of the schools database.

Title: Children and Divorce, What can be done to help children of divorce?
Author: Kenneth Jost, Marilyn Robinson
Date Published: 1991
Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant to our class topic about raising a child in the aftermath of a divorce. Unfortunately when divorce occurs, the children are the ones who will suffer the worst in most cases. Children from divorced parents are more prone to doing badly in school, and later failing in their own marriages. This article goes more in depth about people's opinions about divorce, and the way in which parents can help children cope with divorce.
How this influenced my Thinking: This influenced my thinking in the sense that I see how badly each child can be affected in most cases of divorce.
Credibility of Source: This was a scholarly source off of the schools database.

Title: Diabetes Epidemic
Author: Kenneth Jost
Date Published: 2001
Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant to our class topic about obesity. This article goes in depth about the implications of obesity, and what we as a community can do to prevent this disease. Obesity leads to Diabetes, and although sometimes it can be hereditary there are also ways in which we can keep a healthier lifestyle by choosing to stay active and eat healthier foods.
How this influenced my Thinking: This influenced my thinking in the sense that I was able to see just how many different side effects there can come from diabetes. In many cases people have had to have limbs amputated, and worse many have died.
Credibility of Source: This was a scholarly source off of the schools database.

Title: Parenting Style and Adolescents' School Performance in Mainland China
Author: Kang, Yanrong ; Moore, Joyce
Date Published: 2011
Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant to our topic of parenting styles. This article goes more in depth about the different parenting styles there is, and how each, especially Authoritarian parenting style affects how high or low the children's school performance is.
How this influenced my Thinking: This influenced my thinking in the sense that I see hoe each different style can affect children, both in a positive way, and sometimes in a negative way.
Credibility of Source: This seemed to be a credible source because it was from the schools database.

Title: Risks and Benefits of Parent/Child bed sharing
Author: Sobralske et. al
Date Published: 2009
Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant to out topic about co-sleeping because it explains both sides (pros/cons) to co-sleeping very fairly and gives plenty of information as well as studies to validate the information.
How this influenced my Thinking: This influenced my thinking because with the information presented I was able to understand why some people choose to co-sleep and others choose not to. There are many benefits as well as drawbacks to this decision.
Credibility of Source: This was a scholarly source off of the schools database.

Title: Effect of alcohol consumption in prenatal life, childhood, and adolescence on child development
Author: Francesca Foltran, Dario Gregori, Laura Franchin, Elvira Verduci, and Marcello Giovannini
Date Published: 2011
Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant to our class topic on Prenatal care and development, because it goes more in depth about healthy prenatal care as well as what can happen if the mother is not taking the right precautions. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is something that can affect the fetus if the mother is drinking alcohol and not taking care of herself during pregnancy. This article provides a few examples and shows studies done on various infants to see the side effects of FAS.
How this influenced my Thinking: This influenced my thinking in the sense that it made me see exactly every way the fetus is affected by alcohol consumption during pregnancy. It also reinforced what I already knew about FAS and how dangerous this can be for the fetus.
Credibility of Source: The source was credible because it was a scholarly source off of the schools database.

Title: Phenotypic and Evolutionary Consequences of Social Behaviours: Interactions among Individuals Affect Direct Genetic Effects.
Author: Barbora Trubenová, Hager, Reinmar
Date Published: 2012
Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant because it goes more in depth about how the social interactions may not only cause indirect genetic effects but can also modify direct genetic effects. This article provides a few examples of these related topics.
How this influenced my Thinking: This influenced my thinking in the sense that I was able to get better examples on how certain individuals affect direct and indirect genetic effects. This topic seemed hard enough for me to grasp with all of the little details, but this article seemed to reinforce certain things and helped me to better understand.
Credibility of Source: This is a credible source, it's a scholarly source off of the schools database.

Title: The Effects of Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Parenting on Language Development in Early Childhood
Author: Elizabeth P. Pungello, Iheoma U. Iruka, Aryn M. Dotterer, Roger Mills-Koonce, and J. Steven Reznick
Date Published: 2009
Why Relevant and Summary: This is relevant because it goes more in depth about language development beginning at an early age, and the many factors that can influence that development. According to this source early language is associated with later academic achievement, and this also provides many examples of different variables impacting this development, such as SES, race, and parenting skills.
How this influenced my Thinking: This influenced my thinking by helping me see just how much language development can be affected by different variables, and the many things that can be helping and hindering that development.
Credibility of Source: The credibility of this source was good because it came from a scholarly journal.