Titile: What is the Active Theory of Aging? Author: Terri Briseno Date: n.d. Summary and Why Relevant: This further explains the activity theory of aging, and its benefits to the older population in reference to treatment, rather than allowing them to become disengauged, more effort was made to make them comfortable, and allow them to do things they enjoyed (nursing homes) i somewhat replaces the disengagement theory, but is seen as "common sense" How this Influenced my Thinking: Learned about more theories. elders become less active participants in other areas of life, but are not limited to enjoying their hobbies. Credibility: Discovery Health, Author is a nurse and freelance writer and editor.

Title:Pros and Cons of Assisted Living Communitites Author: Katrina Wells Date Published: May 30, 2009 Why Relevant and Summary: This gives pros and cons of assisted living communities/facilities from perspectives of the adult who needs care. How This Influenced my thinking: Backed up what i already believed to be true of assisted living communities, as my granparent lived in a senior community. Credibility: "Katrena Wells is a RN in NC with 17 1/2 years of experience in oncology, an educator since 1995, and has taught exercise classes since 1999"

Title:5 Nutrition Tips for Staying Strong and Healthy After 50 Author: Kristen Kilpatrick Date: n.d. Why relevant and summary: this article gives helpful tips for staying healthy at age 50, by getting the right amount and types of nutrients. How this Influenced my thinking: reinforced my thoughts on the importance of a healthy and well balanced diet at age 50. credibility: Dr. Oz. written by Kilpatrick, registered dietitian

Title: Emerging Adults : The In-Between Age Author: Christopher Munsey Date Published: June 2006\ Why relevant and summary: This goes in depth about emerging adulthood and identity. it gives features of emerging adulthood and its ties with finding identity. it also references to cultures and their achievement of identity and how they can be different from others. Identity can come from what your community requires of you, or something else. How this influenced my thinking: this reinforced my ideas on emerging adulthood being a stage of unsure identity for some if not most. Credibility: American Psychological Association

Title: Kohlberg Author: Saul McLeod Date Published: 2011 Why relevant/summary: This goes over the different levels and stages of kohlberg's moral reasoning theory. Explains an exaple he used for determining moral reasoning (Heinz question). How this influenced my thinking: This further explained what each stage resembles morally. this showed me one of the examples from his research, and how each group resoinded to it. this gave me firther depth into the stages. (at least from another perspective) Credibility: Saul McLeod has written quite a bit of information around psychology and development. Simply Psychology website. has citations and references.

Title: Parents' Sex Talk with Kids: Too Little, Too Late Author: Alice Park Date Published: Monday, Dec. 07, 2009 Why Relevant and Summary: this article discusses parents views on giving the sex talk and how one might go about doing it, and what benefits come from being open with your kids about it. Most parents dont discuss sex topics and their children are already gaining sexual experience without safe background knowledge. How This Influenced My Thinking: i knew sex was always an awkward topic, but when i was young my dad explained to me what it was, and discussed puberty with me and it was normal and not odd. as i grew into adolescence it became wierd to talk to my parents. this just showed me that parents can find it difficult to the point where they ignore the issue and dont bother discussing it. Credibility of source: Time Magazine;

Title: The Do's and Don'ts of Divorce for Parents Author: James Lehman, MSW Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: This goes over how to handle discussing divorce with children, what might be expected. and how to react to children's behaviour. Gives a list of what to try to do, and what to avoid. How this Influenced my Thinking: This showed me that there are multiple reasons for divorce, and how children usually feel fear when they dont know what will be happening to their family. this also showed me that family divorce counseling might not always be favorable. Credibility: Empowering Parents website that won an iParenting media award. ideas, not straight facts.

Title: Eating Disorder Organizations Join Forces to Urge Focus on Health and Lifestyle Rather Than Weight Author: n.a. Date Published: 2009 Summary and Relevance: The fight against obesity should not be focused on weight, but rather healthy living. Focusing on weight creates weight prejudice. this is relevant because people who are obese are more likely to be bullied about their weight (even if they are living healthy). How this Changed my Thinking: There are different ways to view fighting obesity, and focusing on lifestyle is healthier for self-esteem. Credibility: National Eating Disorder Association. links to other sources for information.

Author: Carol Lloyd Title: Parenting Styles Date: n.d. Why Relevant and summary: This article explains what each parenting style consists of. it has questions to help readers determine what parenting style they might be using. it gives good examples of each style and a situation in which you would be reacting, and it gives strengths and weaknesses of each as well. How this changed my Thinking: This backed up the information I already was aware of, but it did clarify some things. Credibility of Source: Under the article, it states that Carol Lloyd is the executive editor of GreatSchools and mother to two raucous daughters, ages 7 and 11. She has experience.

Title: Attention Deficit Disorder - An Introduction to ADD/ADHD Author(s):Regina Bussing, M.D. and John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Date Published:Jan 6, 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: It gives a nice overview of what exactly ADHD (and also ADD) is, what symptoms there are and how to work with it. it also gives interesting facts about how long it may have been around, and how many people are diagnosed with it. How this Influenced my Thinking; This just gave me a few extra bits of information about ADHD and its history, i am already familiar with it, as i have a younger brother who was diagnosed with it. Credibility of Source: The authors have degrees, and it is on a credible website about many varying aspects of psychology.

Title: Social Intelligence for Toddlers Author: Dr. Laura Markham Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: This site is relevant because it gives tips on how to handle toddlers in social interactions, and how to help them interact well with others, and understand to not only understand their own emotions, but the emotions of others as well. How this Influenced my Thinking: This showed me just how important it is to communicate with children about their feelings, and how to help them understand them. It showed me it is important to be calm and discuss what is going on, instead of simply reacting to a situation. Credibility of Source: Degree aquired by author, found on ahaparenting.com, a website for parent to seek helpful and beneficial tips and lessons on raising kids.

Title: Habituation - The Most Basic Form of Learning Author: Kendra Cherry Date Published: no date Why Relevant and Summary: I found this short excerpt helpful in defining habituation, but also explaining how this process is a method of learning for infants. How This Influenced my Thinking: This made me think about how infants use this as a method of learning; after observing an object until it is instilled in memory and moving along to newer objects and stimuli further their knowledge. Its the beginning of their being "scientists" and observing their environment and assessing it. Credibility of Source: recognized the journalist, informational website with section for Psychology and has other topics about infant development

Title:Understanding Your Child's Temperament Author:Kathy K. Oliver, M.S Date Published: 2002 (?) Why Relevant and Summary: This covers the basics of what temperament is, and how to tell what temperament a child might fall under. It describes the different traits of temperament and how to react to them. How this Influenced my Thinking: I wasn't aware of how many various traits a child can have that can determine their temperament, i generally believed you either had a well-behaved child, or a fussy child. This gives more dimension to temperament and shows how there are varying levels to a temperament as well. Credibility of Source: Has references; linked to Ohio State University; somewhat dated information, but information that is still relevant.

Title: Bedtime Story: Co-sleeping Research Author: James J. McKenna Ph.D. Date Published: October 1997 Why Relevant and Summary: This article brings up research about cosleeping (not from the past 10 years sadly). It brings up the links with SIDS and the benefits to the mother and child who practice co-sleeping. How this influenced my thinking: These findings showed me that there are benefits to co-sleeping and that bonding can take place while sleeping. Credibility of source: Ph.D. Research done at University of California's Irvine School of Medicine.

Title: Breastfeeding Across Cultures Author: Keith Goetzman Date: 8/11/2009 Why Relevant and Summary: This just gives an example of the difference between cultures on the topic of breastfeeding in public, or just breastfeeding in general. This gives an example of Mongolian cultural differences. How This Influenced my Thinking: It showed me how different cultures vary, and how something labeled as "taboo" in our culture is completely normal for another.

Title: Prenatal Care Fact Sheet Author:reviewed by John W. Schmitt, M.D Date Published:March 6, 2009 Why Relevant and Summary: This article explains what prenatal care is, what steps should be taken to have a healthy baby, and a list of Do's and Dont's. it also gives information on prenatal checkups for women and what to expect. This is relevant because it explains prenatal care. How this Influenced my thinking: It coincided with what i already knew about prenatal care. i learned however that women should take folic acid even if unsure if they are pregnant, or if they are planning on getting pregnant Credibility of Source:part of U.S. department of health, women's health department.

Author: Staff. reviewed by Joseph V. Madia, MD Date: January 30, 2012 Why Relevant: its a branch of the nature vs. nurture debate, applied to the likelihood of criminal activity, and whether or not genetics is the main role or not. How it Influenced My Thinking: there are certain times during development that "nurture" could have an influence on the likelihood of being involved in crime, and some are genetically pre-disposed to be more violent. overall, it is a complex subject, but i believe both play a role in development. Credibility of Source: based on research conducted by university professors, including criminologist J.C. Barnes, Ph.D.

Title:CHILDHOOD OBESITY MAY AFFECT PUBERTY, CREATE PROBLEMS WITH REPRODUCTION Author:David Stauth ? Date Published:7-31-2012 Why Relevant and Summary: It talks about puberty and how obesity can affect it, as well as possibly negative health correlations linked to early start of puberty. How This Influenced My Thinking: it simply coincided with what i already believed to be possibly true. Credibility of Source: from the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine in Oregon.

Title: Urie Brofenbrenner and Child Development Author: Angela Oswalt Date Published: updated 2008 Why Relevant and Summary: It covers the systems and what they are, and gives clear examples. How This Influenced My Thinking: This entry helped me understand the systems a bit better. Credibility of Source: its a 17 page document covring many ideas and theories, it has many links connected to it.