As  children move through middle childhood, parental influence is  accompanied by a number of outside influences that can shape and impact  development during this stage. These outside influences include peers,  schools, television/video games and stress.

write a summary detailing which  outside influence you believe has a significant impact on middle  childhood development outside of the home. You should include the  following aspects:

• Introduction to your chosen influence and why you chose it.
• Research:  Find two current (within the past 5-7 years) research articles that  support your belief or refute your belief regarding your chosen  influence on development. Summarize each article individually to include  purpose of the research, brief description of the methodology of the  research (do not include specific statistics) and the findings of the  research.
• Conclusion:  Write a concluding paragraph discussing how your opinion may or may not  have changed on the topic based on your research. Also, include in your  conclusion, two or three strategies for managing this influence.