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Title: Healthy Aging Tips: How to Feel Young and Live Life to the Fullest Author: Saisan, Smith, Segal, & White Why relevant and summary: This is a great article about healthy aging and things to do to maintain health into your 50's. How this influenced my thinking: It really surprised me to see that we have a big hand in how we age. The better we take care of ourselves the better our old age will be. Credibility: Seems credible

Title: Fit over 50 - Abdominal exercises Author: No author Date Published: 2009 Why Relevant and Summary: A good you tube video showing core exercises that would work well for people over 50. Emphasis on what is safe and other options if you can't do what they show you How This Influenced My Thinking: made me think about ways to adapt exercises for older people Credibility of Source: ok, no credentials shown, but good information.

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: The Gray Divorce Revolution: Date: 2012 Author: Merril Silverstein, PhD Why relevant and summary: This article explains the staggering statistic of a raise in divorce rates among people in middle adulthood. This article also outlines many key factors that may come into play when middle aged adults decide to get a divorced. How has this influenced my thinking: It didn't, but it was interesting to see the shocking fact that divorce rates were highest among middle aged adults. Source credibility: This was posted to the Oxford Journals

Title: Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood Authors: Diane E. Papalia Sally Wendkos Olds Ruth Duskin Feldman Date Published: 2004 Why relevant and summary: This is just a really great outline from a McGraw Hill Human Development Textbook. It is a free, online student resource. It touches on all aspects of life in middle adulthood, and provided a good reference point when interviewing my friend's 57 year old mother for the survey. How this influenced my thinking: No one likes to think about aging, let alone the fact that we will all eventually grow old. When we are in our 20s and 30s, reaching middle adulthood seems far off, but the truth is, time passes by quickly and aging is inevitable. This outline is a starting point for further research, and is good guidance for seeking information on what life in middle adulthood is like for the general population.

Title: Successful Aging: Caregivers Handbook Author: Robert Torres Date Published: 1990 Why Relevant and Summary: Shows techniques in succesffully being a caregiver. Also provides tips for those who are just beginning How this influenced my thinking: This handbook provides a lot of useful information for those who are just beginning as caregivers Credibility: credible because published

Title: Marriage Preparation Author:nd Date Published: NA Why Relevant and Summary: Gives a general idea of ways to be succesful in marriage. How this influenced my thinking: Has influenced my thinking because i did not know there is much needed to be done before getting married. This is in regards to emotional stability with partner Credibility: Not credible enough, however does provide other sources to look at

Title:Japan:values, proverbs and language Author:Kristina Lazos, Elizabeth Donnellon, Corey McConnell Date published:2001 Why relevant and summary:This page is relevant because it discusses the Japanese culture. The Japanese see the elderly and ancestors as being wise. The elderly hold knowledge that is valuable for future generations. How this influenced my thinking:It's amazing to see how much the Japanese respect their elders and ancestors. They hold great knowledge which is necessary to pass on to the next generations. Credibility of source:It is from an education site.

Title: The 5 Love Languages Author: Gary Chapman Date Published: 2010 Why Relevant & Summary: This site offers a quiz to see what your love languages are, helping you to know how you communicate, and a way to find out how is best to communicate love to your significant other. How this influenced my thinking: I have read through Chapman's book and found it quite helpful. I think this is a great resource for anyone in a relationship. Credibility of Source: 7- qualified therapist's site.

Title-Obesity Makes Children A Target for Bullying Author-Pam Harrison Date Published- May 4 2010 Summary and why relevant- It talks about how obesity plays a key role in bullying. How this influenced my thinking- I never considered weight as a problem in bullying. Credibility - It seems credible it has a lot of key information

Title: Bonding Before Birth Author: Not Available Date Published: Not listed, Website Copyright 2006 Why Relevant and Summary: It is relevant to the developing fetus and discusses the learning the can be relevant to the response the child has to the out side world after birth. How This Influenced My Thinking: It influenced my thoughts only when speaking about how the mothers thoughts can affect the unborn baby after about 6 months because the mothers hormones cross the blood supply to the baby allowing the baby to be affected by these hormones. Credibility of Source: Not very credible

Title: Birthing Options Author: Woman's Health Date Published: 2013 Why Relevant and Summary: The Reason why this is relevant is because it has several different birthing options. It talks about pregnancy, things to consider, possible locations for birth, and methods for birth. How This Influenced My Thinking: I hadn't realized how many different birth methods there were. Credibility of Source: It seems credible, the article is very informative and the website has a lot information on women's health

Title: Identity Formation in Adolescence: Change or Stability? Author:Klimstra, Hale, Raaijmakers, Branje, and Meeus Date Published: February 27, 2009 Why Relevant and Summary: This is a relevant article because it shows research done on comparing weather identity formation is stable in adolescence or is it progressively changes. It refers to Erikson's theory as well as theorys from Waterman and Van Hoof. How This Influenced My Thinking: This has influenced my thinking by introducing me to new identity theories and exploring those theories and ideas more indepth. Credibility of Source: This is a credible source since it has many references to all the information provided and the article tells who the authors are and dates published.

Title: Girls and Puberty Author: Jonathan L Gelfand, MD Date Published: February 2, 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: Different emotional and physical effects that puberty has on girls. How This Influenced My Thinking: I can relate to the article. Credibility of Source: Seems credible because it has medical reference

Title: Girls and Puberty Author: nd Why relevant and summary: Good in detail as to what to expect when a girl hits puberty How this influenced my thinking: It confirmed what i already knew Credibility: Web MD

Title: Nature vs. Nurture: Two Brothers With Schizophrenia Author: Norman, L., Keltner, C., James, R., Darling, L., Oliver, K. Date Published: 2001 Why Relevant and Summary: This article is very relevant because it discusses how nature and nurture can play a role in the human development. The authors do so by discussing how schizophrenia can be both due to nature and nurture by giving examples. How This Influenced My Thinking: This article showed me how both nature and nurture can effect the human development and we cat rule out one for the other. Credibility of Source: This source was found on ebscohost and is from the journal "Perspectives in Psychiatric."

Title: Breastfeeding and Human Lactation Author: Jan Riordan Date Published: 1998 Why Relevant and Summary: This ebook is very relevant because it discusses how different culutres choose to breastfeed or not and how other cultures can determine if they will breastfeed or not. This ebook gets more in detail but from my reading (pgs. 716-719) it covers background information and provide examples on which culture breastfeed why or why not. How This Influenced My Thinking: This has influence my thinking because I subconsciously didn't realized why most people didn't breast feed besides it just being a trend. Credibility of Source: This is credible because it is a published book.

Title: Breastfeeding Around the World Author: Teri Brown Date Published: N/D Why Relevant and Summary: Because it shows how breastfeeding is different depending on culture. How This Influenced My Thinking: I learned many things I didn't know about how different cultures do things. Credibility of Source: There is different sources.

Title: Sleep-sharing: The Family Bed Author: N.A. Date published:2011 Why Relevant and Summary: This article describes how common co-sleeping is and how to decide if it is a good idea for your family. How this influenced my thinking: This really explained how important it is to make sure co-sleeping is right for both you and your significant other. Credibility of Source: From Babycenter, seems credible