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matt kogan

Tween Dating Relationships and Sexuality - Tweens More Sexually Active Than Parents Rea... - 1 views

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  • Dating relationships begin much earlier than adults realize. 47% of tweens and 37% of 11 and 12-year olds say they've been in a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship. 72% say dating relationships begin by age 14. Nearly one-third of tweens and parents say sexual activity is a part of tween dating relationships. Specifically, the percentage of tweens and parents identified below acknowledge the following acts as part of a dating relationship: Touching and feeling up - 37% of tweens and 31% of parents Oral sex - 27% of tweens and 26% of parents Sexual intercourse - 28% of tweens and 26% of parents Tweens in relationships report sexual activity among their peer group. 47% know a friend or someone their age who has touched and felt up a partner. 31% know a friend or peer who has had oral sex. 33% know a friend or peer who has had sexual intercourse. Parents continue to believe 'it's not my child.' Of the parents who say that sex is part of a tween relationship: 59% know that their child has kissed a boyfriend or girlfriend. 17% know their child has made out with a partner. Only 7% say their child has gone further than kissing or making out. The "Tween and Teen Dating Violence and Abuse Study" was conducted January 2-18, 2008 by TRU (Teenage Research Unlimited) and the survey's findings were released July 8, 2008. Suggested ReadingTween DatingTeen Dating, Sex and RelationshipsRelating to Your Tween Related ArticlesFacts on Tween Dating Abuse and Violence - Statistics on Tweens and Dating ...Kids, Dating and Safety - What Parents Should Know About Kids, Dating and K...Tweens - Understanding Today's TweensSingle Parent Dating - Before You Start Single Parent DatingGrandparents Rights in Oregon - Grandparents Rights by State Linda LowenWomen's Issues GuideSign up for my NewsletterMy BlogMy Forum Advertisement Issues Ads Dating Women Online Dating Dating Tips Dating Chat Rooms Dating Girl
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    You've highlighted too much and not provided a resume.
Catherine Delisle

Main Causes Of Peer Pressure - 2 views

    • Catherine Delisle
       
      This page could be really useful because it speaks of the different factors that can CAUSE a child/teenager to be pressured by peers. It explains how the way of upbringing a child is a crucial aspect. The environment is also very important.
    • Daryl Bambic
       
      You need to include some highlights of the most important ideas on the page.
  • First of all, a child need not get pressurized by their peers. If they are cool, if they are confident and if they are sure of themselves, they will not break and crack under pressure. This comes only from healthy upbringing. A child starts to think that their friends are better if they were constantly compared to others by their own parents. Also, children with older siblings, who are bullies, can fall under peer pressure.
    • Catherine Delisle
       
      This section of the text is very interesting because it says that the upbringing of a child is a crucial aspect. Their parents behaviour is also very important to the way they will respond to peer pressures. Their relationships with their families are very important.
  • A child's low self confidence and low self esteem are the biggest reasons for coming under peer pressure. Another common reason is if the parent is extremely strict, then the child may find the constant urge to do something wrong. However, all roads lead to the parents' way of upbringing. The environment at home has a big impact on children. Though for a teenager their friends have a bigger impact on them than the parents, it is the parents who have set the foundation.
    • Catherine Delisle
       
      This section explains the importance of a high self esteem in a child/teenager. Also, it speeks of the role parents play in the development of character in children/teens. There is an aspect of rivalry that teenagers have; the stricter the parent, the more the teen contradicts them.
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    Not a credible site for your research.
Jillian Frank

Why Teens Lie to Parents - 4 Reasons Parents Encourage Lying and How to Curb Lying - 0 views

    • Jillian Frank
       
      This URL has given 4 reasons why they believe that teens are dishonest with there parents. It gives reasons as to why and what pushes them to lie to there parents.
    • Daryl Bambic
       
      This is also not the greatest for credibility and information.
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  • 4: Rules that are Embraced by Teens are Essential -
Catherine Delisle

Who Shaped Our Behavior? Peers or Parents? - 2 views

  • According to Harris, children are most influenced by their peers.  They adopt many behaviors of their peers in social settings in order to be accepted by their peers.
  • She goes on to say that children's interaction with their peers permanently modifies their inborn psychological characteristics
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  • The fact is that we decide who we would let influence, inspire, or corrupt us.
  • It is true that children adopt or mimic certain behaviors in social settings in order to win acceptance of their peers.  How desperate children get for peer acceptance and approval depends on the sense of individuality (or lack of it) their families cultivate in them.  Children whose parents encourage them to think independently learn to question rather than to blindly follow.  Such children might be less influenced by their peers.
    • Catherine Delisle
       
      This could help me and my partner for our project because we understand that teenagers try to immitate people to become socially accepted by them. We also understand that teenagers are desperate for this acceptance and have parents who teach them to question important decisions have more independance that those who are 'followers'.
  • Parents influence at-home behavior and peers influence behavior outside the home, that is, the behavior in the social setting.  We learn how to make friends and influence others by first experimenting with our peers and then we transfer these skills to the adult world of coworkers and friends.  But, how we behave as partners and parents is more likely to be shaped by what we observe in our families as children.  
    • Catherine Delisle
       
      This section could help us because it explains how teenagers change their behaviours when at home compared to with their social groups. People will always be different with their friends than with their families.
  • Peers influence our behavior but parents play a part in which peers we choose to associate with.  Our behavior in public and at work is largely determined by our childhood peers but our family behavior is determined by the early lessons we received at home. 
    • Catherine Delisle
       
      This web page could really help me and my partner on our search to find the correlation between different environments that teens are in and the behaviour they adapt for that specific environment. This text explains a lot about the mentality that teens have and their influences.
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    Psychology of teenage behaviour: Who influences our behaviour and how does it change from social cliques to our homes
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    Also not the best site for you.
dunya darwiche

Teenagers - Finding Their Identity | The Naked Soul - 1 views

    • dunya darwiche
       
      This is so interesting. Not only for my project but also just reading this he's so right. Im amazed this is written by an adult cause I ususally feel like adults may have lived these teenage years but when they cross to the other side they often forget how hard these years may be.
  • This is a time of wonderful joy, mixed with many bouts of frustration and often anger as they go through this confusing time
  • his transitional time does not come with a instruction book
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  • unfortunately teenagers tend to attempt to emulate those in the public eye whom they view as successful
  • The unfortunate thing about this is that the media tends to glorify and report on those people who are not good role models.
  • Let’s face it, most teenagers do not want to imitate their parents
  • I simply wanted something different
  • my teenage view of success was to not be my parents,
  • I simply wanted to do better than what I viewed my parents life to be.
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  • We tend to forget that they are going through an identity crisis, that they are trying to figure out who they are and how they are going to make it in the adult world. What do they want to be, should they go to college, how will they pay for college …
  • Is it any wonder that suicides are higher among teens than any other age group?
  • “All I would tell people is to hold onto what was individual about themselves, not to allow their ambition for success to cause them to try to imitate the success of others. You’ve got to find it on your own terms” - Harrison Ford (American Actor)
Catherine Delisle

Important Facts On Peer Pressure - Life123 - 2 views

    • Catherine Delisle
       
      This page could be really useful for our project because it talks about the effects peer pressure can have on teenagers. It explains that peer pressure can cause emotional damage and make someone believe that they are not able to make proper independant choices.
  • Peer pressure affects adolescents, teens and some adults. Peer pressure can cause a lack of self-esteem when a person does something that conflicts with personal values. Repeatedly giving in to the group can damage a teen's sense of self and cause emotional damage. It also reduces a teen's belief in her ability to make good choices. Peer pressure can lead to early drug use, smoking, sexual behavior and alcohol abuse. Parents, not peers, have the strongest influence over most teens
    • Catherine Delisle
       
      This section is definitly very important because it explains the different effects peer pressure can have on teens. I never thought of it as emotional damage or reducing a teen's belies in their ability to make a good choice, but it definitly makes a lot of sense.
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    Also not credible.
Jillian Frank

Your Lying, Cheating, Stealing Teens - NYTimes.com - 0 views

    • Jillian Frank
       
      This web page shows a study where a survey that is being orchastrated every 2 years has been reviewed again only to see a rise in teenagers that lie, cheat and steal to get anything and everything that they want. This study also compares present results to past results.
  • The institute conducted a random survey of 29,760 high school students earlier this year (as they have every two years since 1992) and found that the next generation of leaders have a somewhat casual relationship with the truth.
  • And they lie even more than they steal. Forty-two percent say they have lied to save money (compared with 39 percent in 2006), and 83 percent said they lied to their parents about something significant.
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  • Ninety-three percent said they were “satisfied with their personal ethics and character.” And 26 percent said they lied on at least one or two questions on the survey about lying.
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    Where are the highlights? This site is not the most credible. It's ok to have a newspaper if you have many other credible sites.
steven bloom

Video games help focus on fine detail - 1 views

  • Video games help focus on fine detail From: The Australian February 13, 2007 12:00AM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share Add to Digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Facebook Add to Kwoff Add to Myspace Add to Newsvine What are these? PLAYING video games that involve high levels of visual action on a daily basis can improve your ability to see fine detail, a study shows. Researchers at the University of Rochester in the US have found that people who played action video games for a few hours a day over the course of a month sharpened their ability to identify letters by about 20 per cent. "Action video game play changes the way our brains process visual information," says Daphne Bavelier, professor of brain and cognitive sciences at the university. "After just 30 hours, players showed a substantial increase in the spatial resolution of their vision, meaning they could see figures like those on an eye chart more clearly, even when other symbols crowded in."
    • Daryl Bambic
       
      Why highlight this?
  • PLAYING video games that involve high levels of visual action on a daily basis can improve your ability to see fine detail, a study shows. Researchers at the University of Rochester in the US have found that people who played action video games for a few hours a day over the course of a month sharpened their ability to identify letters by about 20 per cent. "Action video game play changes the way our brains process visual information," says Daphne Bavelier, professor of brain and cognitive sciences at the university.
  • These games push the human visual system to the limits and the brain adapts to it," she says. "That learning carries over into other activities and possibly everyday life."
    • Daryl Bambic
       
      An interesting article.
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    This website talks about how video games help looking at the fine detail. It states that playing action video games such as halo or call of duty refine your ability to see fine detail. This characteristic is important for doctors or architects. This website is credible becuase it took it's information from the university of Rochester in the United States study.
Alex Weinstein

Children: lying and honesty - 1 views

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    I think this is very good for my research, because it gives certain reasons why children might be lying to their parents, and how it's affecting the entire family by doing so. I think that this is going to help a lot while me and Jillian continue to research our project. This link tells us how teens could be lying, and how to be able to catch them in the lies also. They give certain points on how to deal with a dishonest child aswell. 
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    This is not a suitable site. Be prepared to defend your choice here. It's authority is questionable. Who are they?
Catherine Delisle

Child Research Net - Resources - Brown University Newsletter - 1 views

    • Catherine Delisle
       
      This website is extremley useful for my partner and I because it explains the consequences of peer pressure, which is our research subject. It is based on numerous, very credible researches such as the Zill research. It also explains the role that the parents have in preventing peer pressure as well as the factors that influence our generation to be much more pressured than the previous generation. Lastly, it explains that peer pressure does not only come from peers, but also from the parents' role and the role of media.
    • Daryl Bambic
       
      Looks good. Oct 31
Vicky Provias

About Teen Suicide - 0 views

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    Currency: there is no date for when this article was written Relevance: it is extremely informative on statistics of teenage suicide, how teenagers kill themselves (firearms, medications), how the rates differ amongst girls and boys Authority: There is no author but it is a very popular website and uses "org" Accuracy: no spelling mistakes, there are references to the statistics to prove where they got it from Purpose: to inform on the readers about teenage suicide and what methods they use
Daryl Bambic

BrainJogging » New studies find video games to be detrimental to children's s... - 2 views

  • Boys who received a game system at the beginning of the study showed an immediate increase in how much time they spent playing video games and a decrease in the after-school academic activities.  They also had significantly lower reading and writing scores than the group of boys that were promised a game system at the end of the study.  Parents reported no behavioral changes, but there was an immediate increase in teacher-reported learning problems for boys that received a game system at the beginning of the study (Science Daily).
    • Daryl Bambic
       
      This is a common argument for the negative position.  Be aware that there are educators who use gaming as a teaching tool and believe that it can be positive.  
    • Daryl Bambic
       
      This site is an example of how a web page can have a blog section.  The purpose of this site is to sell a product but the author (a special ed teacher) also has much experience and a point of view on an important topic.  If there is a place to leave a comment, then you may consider this as a blog.
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    This is a good link for Steven and Malik
Jillian Frank

Just How Honest Are You? | Teens - 0 views

    • Jillian Frank
       
      This website shows a few examples of what teenagers typically would lie about. These little white lies are very common our society, and happen all the time. In addition, this web page indicates a survey that was taken to 9 000 high school students about there honesty. I believe that this is a proper amount of students to be able to generally analize teenagers as a society, and formulate how honest they are as a population.
    • Daryl Bambic
       
      The 'bias' question is clearly important here.
  • In a recent survey of almost 9,000 high school students: 92% lied to their parents in the past 12 months (79% two or more times) 78% lied to a teacher 71% cheated on a test would lie to get a job
Mason Brenhouse

Link between music and academic achievement - 1 views

  • ScienceDaily (Feb. 11, 2
  • A new study in the journal Social Science Quarterly reveals that music participation, defined as music lessons taken in or out of school and parents attending concerts with their children, has a positive effect on reading and mathematic achievement in early childhood and adolescence. Additionally, socioeconomic status and ethnicity affect music participation.
  • Music is positively associated with academic achievement, especially during the high school years.
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  • “This has major policy implications for federal, state, and local agencies, as well as knowledge that can help families allocate resources that are most beneficial to children.”
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    Interesting, this article states that the presence of music in or out of school has a positive effect on reading and mathematics on children. However, it does state that families with higher socioeconomic status. It also states that the government should allocate funds in order to allow people's lives to be enriched by music. 
Frankie Ferreira

Music Enhances Academic Excellence - 1 views

  • Musicians achieve a higher grade point average (GPA) than non-musicians in the same school do. Music students achieve higher ACT scores and other college entrance exam scores. In a recent study, 66% of music majors who apply to medical school are accepted, the highest percentage of any group. Only 44% of biochemistry majors are admitted. Findings indicate that music study uniquely enhances higher brain functions required for reading, mathematics, chess, science and engineering.
  • Music training enhances reading skills.  A study done with 1st grade children shows significantly higher reading scores with children receiving piano/music instruction than did the control group. (Hurwitz, I., Wolff, P.H., Bortnick, B.D. & Kokas, K. 1975) Music training dramatically enhances children’s abstract reasoning skills necessary for math and science.  A study with 3 and 4 year-olds indicated that children who received piano/keyboard training performed 34% higher on tests measuring spatial-temporal ability than the non-musical group. These findings indicate that music uniquely enhances higher brain functions required for mathematics, chess, science and engineering. (Psychologist Dr. Frances Rauscher of the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh and physicist Dr. Gordon Shaw of the University of California at Irvine in 1994)
  • Music training increases intelligence.  Scores on a puzzle task, designed to measure spatial reasoning ability, increased significantly during the period they (three and four-year-olds) received the music lessons. In a research report, ‘Music Increases Intelligence Report,’ Dr Shaw said the piano was the instrument of choice because its keyboard gave the children both a linear and audible representation of the relationship between sounds. "What this means for parents is that they should consider giving their children piano lessons as early as age three or four," said Shaw. (College of Computing, Georgia Tech, August 24, 1994. UCI Journal, Spring 1997) Music enhances learning and creativity.  In another research test involving four and five-year olds, the effects of music on learning and creativity was measured. After twenty days of training, the music/dance group showed the greatest improvement in learning about body parts and creativity. (Mohanty, B. & Hejmadi, A. (1992). Effects Of Intervention Training on Some Cognitive Abilities of Preschool Children. Psychological Studies, 37, 31-37.)
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  • Music training enhances a brain function that dies away.  Studies show that early experiences of childhood determine which brain cells (neurons) will connect with other brain cells, and which ones will die away. Because neural connections are responsible for all types of intelligence, a child’s brain develops to its full potential only with exposure to the necessary music enriching experiences in early childhood. (Music Beats Computers at Enhancing Early Childhood Development, American Music Conference via PR NEWSWIRE: Neurological Research, February 1997)
  • Music achieves non-musical positive effects.  It has been shown that children develop faster socially, mentally, and even physically when exposed to music in their early childhood. "Thus, it appears that music studied for good and sufficient reasons for its own sake has beneficial ‘side effects’ on cognition." (Rausher, F.H.,Shaw G.I., Levine, L.J., Ky, K.N. & Wright, E.I. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Los Angeles, CA., August 13, 1994.)
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    This article states a bunch of facts that they say are true, about how music really enhances academic excellence. It is than furthermore proven by showing multiple studies done in various years, all clearly proving how our academic success is greatly influenced by music.
Gabrielle Fangor

Healthy Places - 0 views

    • Gabrielle Fangor
       
      This web site is very credible because it is from the governement of Alberta. It is about the self esteem of kids/ teens and the directly related to sports. This site is perfect for our project because it talks about negative and positive things coaches and parents do. It shows that there are some very basic things that players ca do that help build self- esteem. Most players already do these things with out realizing it. Like encouraging others, and taking initiative with in the team
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    Yes, it's credible but it's more about giving advice to coaches than it is information about your topic. Where are your highlights?
jordana levine

The Shocking Power of Authority - 1 views

    • jordana levine
       
      This webpage is useful because it explains an experiment performed at Yale university that shows the power of authority. We feel a duty to authority and it is for this reason that we are deferential to authority.
  • dhood to respect and trust authority figures (such as scientists in lab coats
    • jordana levine
       
      This explains one of the major reasons that we respond to authority. It was the way we were brought up. WE were taught to listen to our parents and teachers no matter what, to listen to adults who were at the time superior, to trust police officers, officials, etc. and this has stayed with us as we grew up and it is for these reasons that we have such a blind trust toward authority figure and the reason that we are deferential to authority.
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  • ), and the obedience that comes with it stays with us throughout our lives.
  • ded it’s our deep-seated sense of duty to authority. We’re trained from chil
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    This is interesting but be aware that it is a blog.
dunya darwiche

Teenager's Search for Identity - 1 views

  • the fundamental task of adolescence is 'ego identity' or 'self-definition.'" (1969, p73) This does not suggest that a child entering adolescence has no concept of self, but it becomes the critical need of the teenager.
  • three stages of adolescent development: Early adolescence (ages 12 to 14), Mid-adolescence (ages 15 to 16), and Late adolescence (ages 17 to 21)." (1987, p20)
  • The brain is bombarded with questions about what to do about all of these feelings so new and so demanding
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  • but many questions still remain. "What am I going to do with my life," and "Should I go to college or take a job."
  • There are many factors involved in a teenager forming that self-image or self-ideal.
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  • inherited traits
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  • Families account for one of the largest areas of impact
  • structure and content of the values espoused by the family
  • young person may reject all or part of the parental value system
  • look around to replace it with one of their own
  • physical traits of the individual
  • Do they consider themselves too short or fat?
  • It would appear from autobiographical material, that the adolescent not only is acutely aware of every physical variation from his concept of what is normal or beautiful or handsome, but that is perhaps his most frequent frustration
  • physical deviation can be of great concern
  • to any young person
  • positive or negative
  • Anywhere that teens spend a large percentage of their time
  • spiritual life
  • Social and economic factors, geographic location, rebellion, television, movies, music, radio, books, hobbies, clubs, death of loved ones, divorce, remarriage, heroes, role models, and many more.
  • many other factors
  • re they popular, artistic, or athletic.
  • If they are seen by their peers as
  • he relationship between the teachers, coaches, and administrative personnel
  • Relationships with peers
  • Any group that teens belong, or adhere to, will affect their development of identity
    • dunya darwiche
       
      This web page is useful for our project becomes it talks about Teen identity and the steps and variables leading to teen identity.
    • dunya darwiche
       
      Can you imagine that the physical of a teen can have such a great impact on there self esteem that it changes the whole perception of themselves.
    • dunya darwiche
       
      We often forget about spiritual life and the presence of religion in a teen's life. It is also a great and important factor on identity.
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