CHILD DEVELOPMENT

::OVERVIEW::

The topic that I chose is Child Development. I will be focusing on the physical, psychological, and social development in children.

::SUBJECT HEADINGS::

1) Children – Growth
2) Infants – Development
3) Newborn infants – Development
4) Toddlers – Development
5) Child rearing

::KEYWORDS::
1) Development in children
2) Child development
3) Physical development in children
4) Psychological development in children
5) Social development in children

::REFERENCE SOURCES::
Encyclopedia Britannica
I used this resource because it provides great information on my topic, focusing on child psychology. It has great information on how data information is gathered for studies and on famous psychologists who have done lots of research on this specific subject one of which is Charles Darwin.
Citation: "child psychology." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 21 Jul. 2009 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/111086/child-psychology.



Biography

I used this resource because it explains more about Charles Darwin and his theories behind human development and his view on adaptation. Many researchers in the field of human development have fed off Darwin’s theory of natural selection.

Citation: “Charles Darwin Biography.” Biography. 2009. Encyclopedia Britannica. 24 Jul. 2009 http://www.biography.com/articles/Charles-Darwin-9266433.



Web MD
I used this resource because it is a well known source for its information on medicine, journalism, health communication and content creation about the latest health information. Since I want to be a nursing major, I will frequently use this site to check symptoms and to learn about different diseases. This slide show of child development greatly explains clearly what a child goes through during its first years.

Citation: “Baby Milestones Slide show: Your Child’s First Year of Development.” Web MD. 2009. Web MD. 24 Jul. 2009 http://www.webmd.com/parenting/healthtool-slideshow-baby-milestones-first-year

::PRINT BOOKS::

1) I chose the book The Irreducible Needs of Children: What Every Child Must Have To Grow, Learn, and Flourish by T. Berry Brazelton. My reasoning behind choosing this book is because it has to do with the development of a child. It talks about what children need to be able to grow and learn correctly. This relates to my topic in many ways because it has to do with the physical and psychological factors of child development.

2) I chose the book The Role of the Father in Child Development by Michael E Lamb. My reasoning behind choosing this book is because I thought it sounded very interesting. My boyfriend grew up not knowing his father and it was very difficult for him. When I first saw this book I thought of him and wanted to know what the outcome would be if his father was in his life. This relates to my topic because it has to do with the psychological factor of child development and how parents play a role in children’s upbringing.

3) I chose the book Children with Disabilities: a Longitudinal Study of Child Development and Parent Well-Being by Penny Hauser-Cram, Robert M Hodapp, Aline Sayer, and Carole C Upshur. My reasoning behind choosing this book is because talks about children with disabilities and how they developed as a child. It is very interesting because normally most people talk about the normal way of developing as a child and this book focuses on children with disabilities and their struggles as well as the parents’ struggles. This relates to my topic because it involves physical as well as psychological and social factors that attributes to the development of a child with disabilities.

::PERIODICALS::

For all of my periodical searches, I used ProQuest through the Long Beach City College Library. When searching for periodicals that relate to my topic I searched under the Publications tab in ProQuest. I put within the search box, Child Development and a few choices came up. These are the ones that I felt worked the best with my topic.

1) Child Care, Health and Development were one of the periodicals I chose. Although their articles are not accessible for full text, but from reading a few of the abstract articles, it clearly relates to my topic. For example, an article within the periodical is titled Children Who Have Complex Health Needs: Parents’ Experiences of Their Child’s Education. It talks about how children have continuing health needs and their education opportunities won’t be as good as other children. This in fact effects the child’s development socially and psychologically.

Citation: Hewitt-Taylor, J. (2009). Children who have complex health needs: parents' experiences of their child's education. Child Care, Health and Development, 35(4), 521. Retrieved July 24, 2009, from ProQuest Education Journals. (Document ID: 1742721031).

2) Child Development was one of the periodicals I chose. From looking over the various articles, I can see that this periodical definitely relates to my topic. When looking at an article titled Aspects of Fetal Learning and Memory, it talks about how a fetus retains memory at 34 weeks old. This includes the psychological factor of my topic and it is very interesting as well. Although I cannot view the full text, the abstract text gives a great summary.

Citation: Dirix, C., Nijhuis, J., Jongsma, H., & Hornstra, G. (2009). Aspects of Fetal Learning and Memory. Child Development, 80(4), 1251. Retrieved July 24, 2009, from Research Library Core. (Document ID: 1796513821).

3) Infant and Child Development is one of the periodicals that I chose. From reviewing the articles, I am sure that this periodical clearly fits with my topic. The article that I looked at was Parenting and Child Behavior Problems: a Longitudinal Analysis of Non-Shared Environment. It is about twins during middle childhood and their negativity and behavior problems they experience. Also, it includes about how they grew developmentally to become this certain way. It closely relates to my topic socially and psychologically.

Citation: Mullineaux, P., Deater-Deckard, K., Petrill, S., & Thompson, L. (2009). Parenting and child behavior problems: a longitudinal analysis of non-shared environment. Infant and Child Development, 18(3), 133. Retrieved July 24, 2009, from Children's Module. (Document ID: 1733323001).

::WEBSITE RESOURCES::

1) The website that I chose is CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It has a great section referring to Child Development. It has great examples of positive parenting from the ages of 0 – 14 years old and they break it down by developmental bracket. Also, this website talks about the various complications that can happen to your child such as Tourette syndrome and ADHD. This website provides great value to my topic because it explains all of the factors of child development. Also, it is a reliable source because it is a government website I trust the nature of the information talked about.

2) The website that I chose is called Medline Plus. It is a government website so I trust the content provided on this webpage. It talks about the basics on child development and the anatomy and physiology that take place. Also, like the CDC website, they have conditions that are related to children’s health and a cool health check tools section where you can check the growth of your child.

Blog Reflection 5

This wasn't my first online class, but it was my first online class at LBCC. Since this summer, I took 3 classes..(YEA IM CRAZY) this online class, Child Development which was on campus and another online class Nursing Pharmocology..I ended up dropping the Pharmocology class because I wasn't learning ANYTHING. I think that online classes are only for certain people and I don't think they are for me. lol..i loved the on campus classes although it took time out of my schedule, but it loved interacting with people and actually talking to people i could put a face and name to. I don't regret this online experience though because i did learn a lot and I am very thankful for this experience. I think that I will only take classes that I know I have some idea of what is going on and classes like math or nursing classes definately need to be on campus for me. lol. In my online classes at Cypress, it was different than this a little because when there was a new announcement we would be emailed it which I thought was great because sometimes I don't have time to always check this website and I have my email synced to my phone so that whenever I recieve an email it shows up on my phone which is sooo convienient. At first I used to think that online classes are easier but after expieriencing both at the same time..i would have to disagree...THEY ARE DEFINATELY HARDER!! It takes a lot of more self study and you kind of have to think of things on your own because if you have a question the night it is due lol don't expect an answer that night because sometimes the teachers aren't there when you need them you know? but when you have a traditional classroom..some teachers let you work on projects in class and you have the ability to ask as many questions as you want before you go home. A lot more disapline i would have to say. As for this class..i don't think that an in classroom is necessary because almost all of the resources you use on the computer are found online and most students are computer knowledgeable if they take the course. I think that this class was perfect because it made me use my resources I had. THANKS DENA!!!

Blog Reflection 4

Information competency is very important. It is our ability gather useful information and I feel like this class has definately taught me more about resources. I learned the many features of Google and that it doesn't just offer pictures, video and web, but it has a calculator, books, and dictionaries. Without this class, I don't think that I would know or even think of all of these products. After this course is over, i will definately use these sources more and learn new ones. I definately will use the online encylopedia brittanica because it has so much information that is very useful. I think that this is a great class..although it is difficult...but in the end, you will learn so much. I have learned a lot and I definately think that it is worth it.

Blog Reflection 3

I feel like all of these different sources have definately helped the research process in many ways. You can get many different ideas from different sources as well as just get basic information including definitions or synonyms. In the past, I would only use one or two sources, but most of my information would be from only one particular source. I think that the encylopedia is a great source because it can provide information about many things. I think that the different sources are very helpful.

Blog Reflection 2

In these past weeks, I have learned A LOT! I have learned so much about libraries and what really goes on inside the system. Theres so much more to a library than an old librarian and a bunch of books. When I first started this class, I was not expecting to learn information like this. I thought we would have to do some boring stuff and write about libraries and stuff, but this information we are learning is really useful.

I learned how to cite information from a book correctly. Before this class I would always have trouble, but now I memorized it and whenever I need it, it just comes to mind..like now:

Last name, First initial. (Year). Title of Book. Location of publication : Publisher.

Hahaha like that?

I have learned that you can access the library from your own home, but I still believe that libraries should exist because it is not only a place where you store thousands of books, but its a place where you can relax and have peace and quiet. Like for example, my boyfriend lives with 8 people in a 2 bdrm apartment. Imagine what it is like....mmm..yeah...kids running around screaming and yelling!! How are you supposed to get work done in an atmosphere such as that, so we go to the library. But not only is a library good for calmness and quiet, some books are only used for references like the Library of Congress books. I would not want one of those HUGE BOOKS shipped to my house when I needed them. Haha..and I don't think you would neither.

The internet plays a HUGE role in my life. I work for a company who builds websites for dealers and manufactuers so we basically live on the internet. I am only a data entry person though.....lol....but I still have to use the internet to enter ALL of the information that they need. 40 hours/5 days a week is how much work time I spend on the internet, but I still spend a lot of time outside of work doing homework and checking my email all the time just in case I get something from one of my instructors. I pay my bills online and I also go shopping online sometimes. I thank the person who invented internet because he/she made my life so much easier. lol.

Assignment 1 - Library Visit

The library that I visited was the Huntington Beach Library. It is my favorite library out of all the ones that I have been to. That library is filled with everything you can think of. Gift shop, media center, food carts, a theater, and my favorite wireless internet.

There is a children's center and a teen center for books directed towards those age groups. Also, they have summer reading programs that offer prizes so that it will encourage students to read more and have fun with it.

The most favorite service that the HBPL provides is wireless internet. I store my life on my laptop and it makes things so much easier that I can carry around my laptop and it would be so much easier.

My least favorite part of the library is that you have to pay 25 dollars if you are not a resident of HB. That is unnecessary. It is unfair because if you are a resident it is free. I don't like that system. They should have a exact fee for everybody.

Blog Reflection 1

Well, well...In this course so far, I have learned so much about the library that I didn't really think to notice about. I learned how to narrow down my searches significantly to find exactly what I am looking for. I feel like the things I am learning right now would definately be useful for my college education because when I go the library and I need to find a certain book, I know where to look and the proper way to research and find the information that I need.

This is not my first online course. I went to Cypress College before LBCC and I took many online classes to fit my schedule. I work full time and I go to school full time and I definatly suggest online classes to get the credits you need without having to go to school if you don't have time. I just wouldn't recommend online classes for stuff like math or science because if you don't understand those things, then you will fail. lol. Also, I would say that it is alot of discipline and if you don't have patience to learn on your own and make sure that you have your schedule on top of things, then you will fail. lol.

I am taking another online course right now that is ridiculously hard! It is Nursing Pharmocology. I don't want to drop right now, but I shouldn't of have taken it online and I regret it...That is why I suggest taking all science, nursing, math classes on campus because it is just worth it. You will understand a lot better and not be confused.