Academic Databases

1. Kansas Newspapers Via Newsbank

More Content Now, Kent Bush. "his view - Too much of a good
thing." Dodge City Daily Globe, The (KS) 17 May 2014, KS News:
4. NewsBank. Web. 2 Mar. 2016.
1. Relevancy: This source relates to my topic. The author describes
how the influence parents have on their children at a young age
can diminish their health for the future. Parents do not realize the
damage they are doing to their kids bodies at ages younger than
11 and their bodies cannot handle long hours of practice, and
conditioning, and repetition. I think this article definitely supports
my topic.
2. Accuracy: The author states facts throughout the entire article.
They use the American Sports Medicine Institute as a source in
the article. From what I can tell there are no references as to
where the information came from. This is more of an opinionbased article. The information is written free of errors.
3. Currency: The source is up to date. It was written on May 17,
2014. I dont think this age of the source affects the relevancy
because it is within the 5 years.
4. Authority: Since this article is published in a Kansas Newspaper,
the Dodge City Daily Globe, I think this author does have the
credentials. I dont know what was required of this person to
write this article, but if they are a journalist they had to obtain a
degree of some sort in English or Journalism. The Dodge City
Daily Globe published this and it is a Newspaper and the
ownership group is Gate House media LLC.
5. Purpose: The purpose of this article was to inform and persuade.
Inform parents about the harmful effects of making your children
work too hard at a young age and to persuade them not to do
that. The intended audience is for parents, or even really tough
coaches who work their kids too hard. I think the information is
clearly presented, and is organized and easy to read along and
follow.
6. Rating: I would rate this article as a 2. There was not a lot of
information that was presented but there is still useful
information that I could obtain from this article for my research.
It is current, but I dont know if I trust the information since there
are no references presented. I would have to do further research
to see if it is somehow documented and trustworthy.
Annotation: This article explains that parents are pushing their kids too
much to be like the All-Stars and they are putting their child at huge
risk to develop injury much earlier in life. The author explains that

children are enduring countless hours of practice and conditioning that

their bodies have no time to heal and develop injuries earlier in life
compared to someone who has been playing the game their entire life
and develop injuries because of how many years played. I think I could
use the statistics that the author gave about how many injuries occur
to what age groups. I think thats good information that could persuade
readers that young childrens bodies are not as developed as young
adults bodies, and they cannot handle countless hours of repetition
because that creates too much wear and tear. I think this article has
similar ideas compared to my other articles and a lot of the information
is redundant but there are many statistics that would be helpful to
inform readers.
2. Academic Search Premiere
"Pressure to do well in school stresses kids out." New York Amsterdam
News 09 Oct. 2008: 18. Academic Search Premier. Web. 3 Mar. 2016.
1. Relevancy: This source does relate to my topic because it talks
about how parents are the ones who can put pressure on their
kids to do well specifically in school. This article supports my
topic because the kids being interviewed say that there parent
are the ones who make them feel this way.
2. Accuracy: I do not detect bias because this article was written
with many direct quotes and different viewpoints and stories
from different people. So I feel like in this article they were was a
wide variety.
3. Currency: This article was not written within the 5-year span. It
was published in 2008. I dont think the age of the article affects
the relevancy because the article is not fact based, but more
interview style and I dont think their answers would change if
they were to be asked the same questions now. There is no
newly evidence that looks to be added about this article.
4. Authority: I think the author does have the authority for this
article. They work for the New York Amsterdam Newspaper. I
dont think the author needed specific credentials to write about
this topic because it was published in a school newspaper rather
than a famous newspaper. The Powell Savory Corporation
published this article.
5. Purpose: I think the purpose of this article is to inform readers
about where student stress comes from. It can come from
multiple places but the author of this article specifically focused
on parents being the one to blame. There were very good quotes
from the kids they interviewed about how they feel about their
parents putting so much pressure on them to perform well in

school. I think parents would be very informed from reading this

article.
6. Rating: I would give this article a 4. I think there is good quotable
information that this article offers. Quotes from students, as well
as quotes from surveys and polls taken. There were a lot of
different viewpoints from the students that gave the readers
different perspectives. The only thing that sets this article back is
the lack of credentials of an author as well as how old the
information is.
Annotation: This article explains how the pressure to do well in school
from their parents stresses them out the most, and is why many
students do not obtain good grades in the first place. The author
interviews many students about why they feel the added pressure and
many reported that their parents didnt harp on them to get good
grades, they just felt as if they needed to impress them. The parents
might not say that their child needs to do well, its just expected. I
think I could use a lot of information from this article because this is
one of the few articles that talks about stress kids feel from school and
not from sports. I could use the quotes that the author gives from
students about how they feel about the added pressure from their
parents and whether or not it affects them or not. I dont think this
article is related to sources I have so I think this article will be very
beneficial.
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3. The Effects of Academic Parental Pressure on Kids
Budzienski, Jaime. "The Effects of Academic Parental Pressure on
Kids." Modern Mom. Modern Mom, 2016. Web. 6 Mar. 2016.
1. Relevancy: This source does relate to my topic. This is a good
article because it explains the actual effects that stress can harm
on the body. It supports my topic because it talks about how
parental stress is harmful on the body. For example, having a
poor self-image or bad anxiety.
2. Accuracy: I do not suspect any bias from this article. This is a
factual article, not based on opinions. There are statistics with
support to back it up. The Department of Psychiatry and Bio
behavioral Sciences at UCLA is used as a source, and Jason
Schiffman is the Doctor quoted. There are 2 references at the
bottom of the article.
3. Currency: There was no specific date the article was published I
just found that it was published in 2016. The evidence I feel is up
to date and new because the department of sciences at UCLA

continues to do research. The language and organization is kept

up throughout the entire article so it makes it seem like the
article was published recently.
4. Authority: The author does have the credentials to be writing. It
talks about all her accomplishments at the end of the article.
Jamie has a B.F.A in writing and literature and publishing from
Emerson College. Demand Media is responsible for publishing the
article.
5. Purpose: The purpose of this article is to inform. The author is the
only person talking in this article so it is not presented in multiple
points of view. The intended audience would be parents. The
information is clearly presented and organized.
6. Rating: I would rate this article a 5. I think it would be very
beneficial and provide many facts to back up my standing. I like
how it talks about the actual effects that pressure puts on kids
because it will make people realize that this is harmful and it will
help the parents realize that what they are doing is wrong and
they need to change their parenting style.
Annotation: This article explains how parents are the ones at fault for
the added pressure added on children. They are the ones who see all
the success their children can have with high-test scores and GPAs but
what they dont see are the psychological and emotional effects it can
put on their kids. The author of this article explains the emotions most
kids feel when feeling the extra pressure from their parents
throughout this article. I think I could use this information to explain
why parents act the way they do, and why they want their kids to
succeed. This is one of the first sources Ive found where it talks about
how the parents are to blame and the specific effects on their children
that can result from the excessive pressure.
4. When Parents Push Sports, Kids Often Lose
Braff, Danielle. "When Parents Push Sports, Kids Often Lose." Detroit
Free Press. Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2014. Web. 6 Mar. 2016.
1. Relevancy: This article relates to my topic because it talks about
how parents influence their children and their sports at a very
young age. This is different from the previous article when it
talks about sports because this article suggests that children will
lose the love for the game and often quit and high school and in
college. This supports my topic because it suggests that parents
need to relax and be positive towards their children and sports
rather than becoming a second coach.
2. Accuracy: I do not detect any bias from this article. I think this
article talks about the truth that many kids experience. The

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author uses quotations from Jason Sacks, who is the Director of

the Positive Coaching Alliance founded at Stanford University.
Currency: The article was published within the 5-year span. So
this article is a potential good article for my research. The
evidence that is used to support has to be up to date because it
is coming again, from a college and they are always doing
research to keep information up to date.
Authority: There is no reference as to what experience the author
has. But she is writing for a Newspaper so she would have to
have obtained a degree in writing or journalism. She uses
appropriate language and reasoning.
Purpose: The purpose of this article was to explain to parents
why pushing kids so hard in sports could be harmful. Mainly for
their children wanting to quit at an early age. I also think this is
to persuade parents to thinking about using more positive
encouragement and striking the right balance between coaching
and being encouraging. There is a section that talks mainly about
ways that parents can be supportive without putting pressure on
them.
Rating: I would give this article a 3. I like the information that
was provided. It seems a little redundant about my previous
sports article. I liked the part of the article where it talks about
ways for parents to improve their encouragement ways towards
their kids. This is something I have yet to see in an article.

Annotation: This article explains how children are quitting the sports
they have been playing all their life because of the amounts of
pressure being put on them from their parents. Their parents want
them to receive the best scholarships at the best schools and too many
kids are becoming burnt out from it. The author explains how the
parents are becoming the second head coach, when it reality they
should be the ones being supportive and having positive thoughts
towards their kids, because in reality, they are playing the sport
because they love it, not to be stressed out from it. I can use a lot of
information from this article. The author gives a lot of statistics as to
how many kids quit sports and what ages and I think those could be
helpful to inform readers that parenting pressure is a real thing.
5. College Students and Their Helicopter Parents: a Recipe for Stress
Gude, Karl. "College Students and Their Helicopter Parents: A Recipe
for Stress."Huffpost Parents. The Huffington Post, 8 Apr. 2016. Web. 6
Mar. 2016.
1. Relevancy: This source relates to my topic it just uses a different
viewpoint about how parents influence stress for kids when they

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are in college. It talks about how parents are living through their
kids and college and wanting them to get a good high paying job
that they might not have had the chance to do. This article
supports my topic because the author states how this is a
problem for college students because the stress of college is
enough.
Accuracy: I dont detect any bias of faulty reasoning. This is a
published article from a credible post. Some of the data is
coming from Journal of Child and Family Studies. I think it is fact
and opinion based. I think the facts support that college students
are 100% stressed from the Child and Family Studies. There are
opinions that form when the author suggests Dont for
helicopter parents.
Currency: The source is up to date and is written within the 5year span. I think the information that is presented is very
relevant because I am a college student and I can relate to every
stressor that is listed. It does show that the article was published
in April and updated in June so new information could have been
added.
Authority: The author has the experience and the credentials.
There is a background that is given about the author before the
article. The author is an instructor at the Michigan State School
of Journalism.
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to inform parents. Inform
parents that their childrens life does not get easier when they go
to college. It just gets that much more hectic. The author gives
helpful tips for Helicopter parents to do instead of hovering.
The information is clearly presented with an introduction, body
paragraphs and a conclusion.
Rating: I would rate this article a 4. I think I could get helpful
information from this article. I like that the author provides tips
for the parents. They not only tell them what they are doing
wrong, but what to fix as well and I think that is beneficial and
sets this article apart from the others. This article helps put
things in perspective that parental pressure does not only
happen at a young age but even continues as their children grow
up.

Annotation: Throughout this article the author explains how parents are
trying to live through their children. The author provides many
examples as to how these helicopter parents want their children to go
to the best colleges and obtain the best degrees because they were
not able to. They want to see their children succeed because they
might not have been given the same opportunities. The author later in
the article describes some things parents shouldnt do. They compare
them to the things the parents should be doing, like being supportive

and positive. I think I can use a lot of information from this article. This
article is the first article that tells parents what they are doing wrong
and how to fix it.
6. When the Pressure to Excel Gets out of Hand
"When the Pressure to Excel Gets out of Hand." Healthy Children.
American Academy of Pediatrics, 21 Nov. 2015. Web. 6 Mar. 2016.
1. Relevancy: I think this information is relevant. I think some of it is
redundant from the previous information that I have been
researching. But they do, once again, provide tips for parents
and signs to watch out for if they suspect their children are
suffering from stress and anxiety.
2. Accuracy: I do not detect any bias or unsupportive claims. I think
this information is more opinion based. I do not see anywhere in
the article where there are quotes being made from credible
sources. I think this author just put their opinion about the
situation and ways to address the situation and for parents to be
able to have stress. Because the website I think is credible, just
not the article.
3. Currency: The article was published within the 5-year span. I
dont think much information has been added to the article
because the article is not very long itself. But it does say that the
article has been updated at the end of the article.
4. Authority: The article was published from the American Academy
of Pediatrics. So the information is credible and the website that
this information is presented on is reliable. Since there is no
specific article it is hard to assess the authority.
5. Purpose: The purpose of this article is to inform parents that their
children will be under many accounts of stress. I like that the
author gives signs to watch out for. Showing signs of depression,
irritability or aggressiveness.
6. Rating: I would rate this a 2 out of 5. I think this article has
information that is worth using but it does not have an author. It
was just posted to a website full of information about childrens
health. So anyone could have written this article. It is a
trustworthy website because it is .org.
Annotation: This article explains how parents and the kids themselves
are the ones at fault for the added pressure on kids. The author
explains that this is a hand in hand relationship. The kids are the ones
feeling the pressure and they want to perform well for their parents.
Their parents on the other hand arent telling their kids to relax. So the
author informs the reader of things both the children and parents can
do to reduce the stress that is being put on by the elder. I think I could

use that information for my research. This article has similar ideas as
previous articles so some of the information seems redundant but I
could get some helpful information from this article as well.
7. The Very Real Dangers of Pushing Kids Too Hard
Fornicola, Fred. "The Very Real Dangers of Pushing Kids Too
Hard." Breaking Muscle. Breaking Muscle. Web. 18 Apr. 2016.
1. Relevancy: This article does relate to my topic. This takes a
different look at things because this is a real life example that a
young athlete has passed away because of using to many over
the counter drugs to relieve sore muscle and joint pain. This is in
result by having competition having put on them from outside
sources, like parents and coaches.
2. Accuracy: I dont detect any sign of bias throughout the article.
The author uses coaches from Division 1 schools that are
credited throughout the article for support on his claim. There
are a lot of good claims that could be used from this article to
support my feelings towards pushing kids too hard in sports and
school.
3. Currency: There is no date on the article to know when it was
published or written. Not knowing the date does question the
currency but from the looks of the website and the author there
is up to date data.
4. Authority: The author does have credentials to be writing about
this topic. This author is different from my other authors I have
used because this author is a strength and conditioning coach, a
personal trainer and as well as a published author. I think this
gives a different point of view because someone who is a
strength and conditioning coach is at the center of seeing kids
push themselves for sports and overuse their body.
5. Purpose: The purpose of this article is to persuade and inform
coaches that this is a serious issue. That safety and health is the
most important thing to worry about when dealing with young
competitors.
6. Rating: I would rate this article a 4. I really like what the author
has to talk about and he used information that caught my
attention the second I started reading the article. The only kicker
is that there is no date present for the article, which is not
credible.
Annotation: This article is a very serious article. In the beginning the
author states that a young athlete had passed away from using too
many supplements and medicines for a sore and injured body. This
gives the reader a sad feeling as they proceed to read the article and it

gives credible insight that when kids push themselves too hard, only
bad things will happen. The author takes a stand to say the parents are
the ones to blame, but also the author targets coaches and the
irresponsibility that they are not standing up for their players and if
they are injured. I think I can definitely use quotes from this article
because the author targets the parents and coaches for being at fault
for creating injuries for their children and players. I think this article
definitely brings different ideas instead of the other articles that just
target parents alone.
8. Are We Pushing Our Kids Too Hard?
"Are We Pushing Our Kids Too Hard?" Psychology Today. Sussex
Publishers, LLC, 3 May 2005. Web. 18 Apr. 2016.
1. Relevancy: This article does relate to my topic. This article also
supports my topic as to why kids need to not be pushed so hard by
their parents. This article talks about how there needs to be a perfect
balance of play time and school time, but the author suggests that kids
are starting to be involved in way too many activities. I think this
article brings different ideas as to why good relationships with parents
and extended family are important to release stress.
2. Accuracy: I do not detect any bias throughout this article. There are
a lot of quotations from real children being interviewed about how they
feel that gives the reader accountable information. It talks about one
specific childs lifestyle and how it wore him out from the constant
pressure and stress from constantly doing things.
3. Currency: The source is not up to date. It was last reviewed in 2005.
That is quite a difference in years from now, but I feel like this is still a
reliable source. The real life examples give the reader a different
perspective than from facts just being given about the topic.
4. Authority: There is not a specific author listed but it is an article
posted on a credited psychology website. I know not having an author
is a big warning that it might not be credible, but if it was published to
a well known website I think it would be okay to use some information
from if it was cited correctly.
5. Purpose: The purpose from this article was definitely to inform and
persuade. I think the persuasion can really be seen when the author
interviews the child and asks him questions about his personal life and
why he feels so stressed out. The article takes the time to describe why
good relationships with family is important to reduce stress and why
taking the time to explore things in depth instead of jumping from one
activity to another is important for development.
6. Rating: I would rate this article as a 4. The only reason I didnt rate it
as perfect was because there was no author that I could find. I feel like
there is a lot of useful information and I liked the interview from the

child about his own personal experiences. I think the article was well
written and organized.
Annotation: This article takes the time to discuss if our child is too
stressed or not. This source offers solutions to the problem, unlike the
other sources Ive researched. The article discusses that if kids are too
involved in sports and other activities that their parents put them in,
they start to miss the little things kids are supposed to enjoy; like
playing in the neighborhood and being a silly kid. I think this article has
a lot to offer especially since there is a child interviewed about how
they felt, because no other articles have offered that.
9. The Burnt-Out Generation: Desperate to Hold It Together, They
Push themselves to the limit at work and at home until they
explode under the strain.
Carey, Tanith. "The Burnt-Out Generation." Daily Mail. Associated
Newspapers Ltd, 13 July 2011. Web. 20 Apr. 2016.
1. Relevancy: This article is related to my topic because it explains
the hard struggles that young kids experience everyday. That
when they wake up in the morning they already dread the
deadlines that they have, and all the amount of work they have
to complete for the day. I like how the title of the article is called
the Burnt-Out Generation because most days, I even feel burnt
out being a student athlete. It talks about how being burnt out is
a loss of sign of hope and you get swallowed in all the activities
that it makes it hard to see the end.
2. Accuracy: I do not detect any bias in this article. I think this
article has many points that relate to my topic. The author uses
many sources throughout the article and sites them. I think the
author is stating opinions throughout the article and using facts
to back them up. The information is written free of errors and the
article is very organized.
3. Currency: The source is updated within 5 years. I think this helps
with the relevancy and the fact that there has been more
research done with this topic. There is no evidence that new
information has been updated. Sometimes there are dates that
say when the article has been reviewed and this one has not.
4. Authority: I think the author has the credentials to write for the
paper but I dont think they have the credentials to write about
the specific topic. I think the author did a good job, but
sometimes you can tell when journalists have been assigned a
topic. Especially if it is an article in a daily journal. The author
could have got their degree from any college and you as a reader
do not know how educated they are on the topic.

5. Purpose: The purpose of this article is to inform. What makes this

article different is it uses all age groups and talks about stress. It
talks about young children, and the author also focuses on
women specifically and the added stress they put on themselves
because of their gender. That makes this article presented from
multiple points of view since there is more than one person
quoted about their experiences throughout the article.
6. Rating: I would rate this article a 3. I got attracted to the article
from the title because I like how they used the term the burntout generation. I thought this would apply to young kids and
young adults who are around my age. This article does not talk
about the specific topic that I have done most of my research on.
Its a good article but I dont think I would use it for my paper.
Annotation: This article talks about how this burnt out generation is at
the points of giving up. Most of these cases end in meltdowns and
what the author is trying to discuss throughout the article is how we
can stay away from getting so stressed out that a meltdown occurs.
The author explains that such generations cant handle the workload
and cant handle the stress all together that comes with it. I dont think
I would use much information from this article because it does not talk
about children specifically. It talks about adults and being in the
workforce and handling the stress from work, compared to kids who
cant handle the pressure being put on them by their parents.
10.

Pushing Too Hard Too Young

Stenson, Jacqueline. "Pushing Too Hard Too Young." Beestar. Beestar

Educations. Web. 20 Apr. 2016.
1. Relevancy: This source does relate to my topic. This topic
specifically talks about the age group that I am targeting for this
paper and that is 9 and 10 year olds. The article gives many
reasons as to why kids want to quit the sport that they are
participating in. The article also talks about how the game has
changed for this generation, which is something I have yet to see
in an article.
2. Accuracy: There is no bias or unsupported claims in this article.
This article seems very trustworthy. The site seems credible, and
the author is credible as well. I think most of the information
comes from research that the author has done for this article.
3. Currency: There is not a date available for this article. It is not a
random article posted. It is published on a credible website. So
since there is no date I still trust this article and would use
information from it for my paper.

4. Authority: The author does have the experience to be writing

about this topic. There is a section in the article that describes
what the author does and what degree she graduated with and
her specialties. You do not see this on all articles so I really liked
it because it gave me a background and could trust that what I
was reading was accurate.
5. Purpose: I think the purpose of this article is to inform. I think the
purpose is to inform the readers particular things that children
are going through today that make them have injuries, or make
them hate what they should love to be doing. The article is just
shown through one point of view. The author speaks about the
young children she does not interview anyone for this article.
6. Rating: I would give this article a 4. The only reason I didnt score
this article perfect because there was no date for me to cite. I
think this article offers great information, and is very organized
and is trustworthy. All good things a good credible article should
have. I can see myself using many ideas from this article for my
own paper.
Annotation: This article talks about the specific scenarios that young
children go through now a days when playing sports. The author lists
specific examples about how the game has physically changed and
how it is harder with better competition, so the players are striving to
be the best they can be and sometimes that adds so much stress on
young children. Also, the author talks about the risk of young children
doing so much work that is will prevent injury. The author also states
that parents are the culprits, which is a common idea for many of the
articles. I would use the details from this article for my research. The
author makes many good points throughout the entire article.