Tuesday, May 5, 2015

From Abby




After reviewing this article I have to say that I do not agree with they way they are testing. I think putting to much pressure on children is so wrong. I feel like they work so hard at a young age and sometimes it can be hard to be a normal kid when your parents and teachers are pushing knowledge down your throats or testing them every day or so. It could potentially be harder for them to learn that way. ​

I thought it was interesting how when the mothers left the room, the children would forget all about the toys and interesting things. They would cry until their mothers came back. And when they did come back, the children acted in different ways which I though was very strange. Some didn’t want to continue playing and some went right along after the mother returned. 

http://schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/22/survey-17-of-high-schoolers-drink-smoke-use-drugs-during-school-day/

CNN

From Tina:
This first post is about couples coping with infertility. I know we talked about this in class a while ago, but this topic is always relevant. There's always new information arising on the issue and new methods on how to cope.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/27/health/infertility-facebook-chat-gupta-camerota/index.html
Answering your questions about infertility - CNN.com
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Alisyn Camerota host a Facebook chat to discuss your questions about infertility.






The second post is about a school who had an "Anti-Gay Day" after students in the Gay-Straight Alliance Club had a day of silence. The day of silence was to push for anti-bullying of those in the LGBTQ community. The fact that these students felt so led to create a day made for being anti gay is ridiculous. It just shows how hateful and cruel some teens can be now-a-days.
http://www.syracuse.com/us-news/index.ssf/2015/04/anti-gay_day_pennsylvania_mcguffey_high_school.html​ 

Humans of New York

From Ashley B:
#1 Living with Jackson
http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/115864772206/were-all-better-people-because-jackson-is-in-our


#2 Association to Benefit Children
http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/117611037176/we-want-to-get-the-children-as-early-as-possible

Sleep Patterns

From Mary Clyde:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/04/health/child-terrors-and-sleepwalking/index.html

Monday, May 4, 2015

Asexuality

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2015/05/04/asexuality-the-invisible-orientation?int=98e708

"People who don’t experience sexual attraction are often missing from discussions about sexual orientation. "

1% of the population identifies as being asexual.

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Attachment Styles

The first video is an example of the Strange Situation and it shows the different attachment style and how an infant would react for each attachment style. I found this video to be helpful in giving a better understanding of the different attachment styles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH1m_ZMO7GU

The second video shows how the different attachment styles formed as a child can affect romantic relationships later on in life, which I found to be really interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbMUACWyk_Y

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Vygotsky's Theory

This is a video demonstrating Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development through social interaction and children being guided by a teacher or adult. Charlie's mom guides him in picking out the colored toys and counting them and eventually Charlie begins to do it on his own. This really put the theory in perspective for me. It's easier to see what Vygotsky means by guiding children to the answer.

Chopsticks! Posted by Mickey Yang

Chopsticks!

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Piaget's Stages of Development

This is a video of Piaget's Stages of Development, I found this video really helpful in understanding what happens exactly at each stage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRF27F2bn-A

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Vaccines

Here is a link to a vine that I found about vaccines:

Vaccines

"Since 2000, 7 vaccines (Meningitis A, Haemophilus, Yellow Fever, Pneumococcal, Rotavirus, Hepatitus B, Measles) have saved more than 6 million lives"

I chose to share this vine because in class we discussed the debate over whether or not vaccines are necessary or not (ultimately it is your choice to vaccinate or not). Also, I'm glad that our social media apps can teach us important information like this in a quick, easy manner.




Friday, February 27, 2015

An article from Toshiya



I found an interesting internet page about the world differences of the comming of age traditions. The meanings of "adult" or "development" are vary in world wide and cultures. This topic is also covered page 161 in our textbooks.


http://www.globalcitizen.org/Content/Content.aspx?id=070c47a6-f0df-4680-88e7-a80158cdacc6

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome

http://www.healthline.com/health/basal-cell-nevus-syndrome#Overview1

Thought this article went along really well with our reading for today.
This is another disorder that was not mentioned in the book that is caused by a gene mutation.

Monday, February 2, 2015

Welcome to Developing Child in the 21st Century!






So this blog is a place for you to post articles, short stories, videos, photos, concerns...anything that you feel is relevant to our discussions in EPY 223.  I look forward to seeing your thinking and how it relates to the world around us!

Warmly, Dr. G

This is an article that sums up a great deal of what we will be discussing the first few weeks!

Nature vs. Nurture