Q1 (anna) This week we’ll start exploring not only where developmental theory impacts healthy coping, but how Child Life can alter the way that children and families cope with chronic and medical needs in a range of settings. How does play impact individual coping? How does normalization of medical needs impact family coping? How (and where) can child life continue impacting family resiliency? How can we use our unique skill set to continue to transform pediatric experiences, regardless of setting? You must start a thread before you can read and reply to other threads Q2 (sam) Position 1: Outsourcing (Green) VS Position 2: Insourcing (Red) This is a juxtaposition Discussion question. Choose a side. If you choose the green side, find material to support your response…but you also must find a way to resolve the counter-side on RED. If you choose the red side, find sources to help support your position…but you also must resolve the counter-side on GREEN. Many companies around the world, including those in the US, have outsourced goods and services to India and China. However, some of these businesses have reversed course and are now insourcing these goods and services. Do you agree that this course reversal may be justified? Which position do you take: Insourcing or Outsourcing? Evaluate the pros and cons of free trade and its effect on both local and global economies. Describe how additional external financing requirements are determined. Then, identify the goal and functions of financial management. Remember to explain the counter-side of your position with these things in mind. Q3 (sam) 1. Review customer feedback located on the social media platforms from at least three competitors. Enter competitor, platform, demographic, and pain point information for at least two customers per competitor. Note: You should able to obtain the demographic information by clicking the responders name and viewing their profile. 2. Discuss if the customers highlighted in the table match your vision of the ideal customer. 3. Explain why or why not. Company Name Social Media Platform Demographic Information Pain Point Xyz Company Twitter 25 y/o single male – Charleston, WV “Costs too much. Should be $10 cheaper.” Q4 In the essay “Bias in Historical Description, Interpretation, and Explanation” C. Behan McCullagh suggests there are four common ways in which historical writing might become biased. In your personal opinion, which of the four McCullagh scenarios do you consider to be the most counterproductive to valid historical scholarship, and why? Q5 (a evans) Explain how you might use each of the steps in MVP to get your product idea to market. This starts with your vision and a willingness to use potential future customers input. However, the development and launch of your plan must be based upon sound reasoning and hypothesis testing. Q6 (jay) Describe Attachment and discuss the relationship between Attachment and Psychological Development in childhood. Why is it important? What happens if Attachment does not securely develop? Q7 (quay) Lawsuits in sport and recreation have increased over the past 10 to 15 years. List two factors that you believe could explain this increase. How could risk management plans control these factors and concomitantly eliminate some of the litigation? Support your responses with specific examples and/or references. Please do a search online to locate a legal case involving sports facilities. We also have numerous other sports-specific resources available for students.

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Q1 (Anna) — Child Life, Play, and Coping

Play is a primary tool children use to process stress: it allows them to express feelings, rehearse feared scenarios, and regain a sense of control, which improves individual coping and emotional regulation. Normalization of medical needs—treating illness-related activities as ordinary parts of a child’s routine—reduces stigma and anxiety for both the child and family, making illness less threatening and more manageable. Child Life can strengthen family resiliency by providing education, modeling coping strategies, and facilitating sibling and parent involvement in play interventions across settings (inpatient, outpatient clinics, home visits, schools). Using our skills (developmentally tailored play, procedural preparation, therapeutic storytelling, and family coaching), we can transform pediatric experiences by: (1) embedding coping tools into usual care, (2) training staff and caregivers to continue therapeutic play outside the hospital, and (3) advocating for policies that preserve developmental needs during treatment.

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Q2 (Sam) — Outsourcing (Green) vs Insourcing (Red) — Position & Counterargument

Position taken: Insourcing (bring services back in-house or keep core functions internal).

Arguments for insourcing

• Quality & control: Insourcing preserves direct oversight of processes, data security, and quality standards—important where proprietary knowledge or patient safety is involved.

• Domestic jobs & institutional knowledge: Keeping functions in-house maintains organizational memory and responsiveness to local market/regulatory change.

• Speed & coordination: Close proximity between teams (operations, product, compliance) shortens feedback loops and improves cross-functional collaboration.

Acknowledge and resolve the outsourcing counter-side

• Outsourcing pros: lower short-term cost, scale advantages, access to specialized labor.

• Resolution: Use a hybrid model—outsource non-core, high-volume or commoditized activities (e.g., routine call-center support) while insourcing mission-critical, customer-facing, or compliance-sensitive functions. Contract with vendors to guarantee SLAs, data security audits, and embedded liaison staff to preserve quality and integration.

Free-trade & financing notes (brief)

• Pros of free trade: specialization, lower consumer costs, broader markets. Cons: domestic job displacement, supply-chain vulnerability.

• External financing requirements are determined by capital needs, risk profile, expected ROI, and financing cost (debt servicing vs dilution from equity).

• Goal/functions of financial management: maximize firm value via capital budgeting, risk management, financing strategy, and ensuring liquidity to execute operations and strategic initiatives.

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Q3 (Sam) — Competitor Social Media Feedback (how to complete & sample)

I can’t access your competitors’ social media from here, but below is a ready-to-use table template and two sample rows you can copy/paste and fill in from your searches. After you populate it, answer items (2) and (3) using the guidance below.

Table template (copy into Excel/Google Sheets):
Columns: Company | Platform | Responder handle | Demographic (age/gender/location if available) | Customer comment / Pain point

Example rows (sample entries):

• Company: Xyz Company | Platform: Twitter | @jordan_25 | 25 y/o single male – Charleston, WV | “Costs too much. Should be $10 cheaper.”

• Company: Acme Fit | Platform: Facebook | @sarah.m.37 | 37 y/o female – Austin, TX | “App crashes during checkout—frustrating.”

How to analyze & answer Q2–Q3 when you have the table:
2. Compare the demographic/pain-point patterns to your ideal customer profile (age range, spending power, needs).
3. If they match, say why (shared needs, pricing sensitivity, digital behavior). If not, explain differences and whether current competitors’ customers indicate potential new segments to target (e.g., bargain-sensitive youth vs premium buyers).

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Q4 — McCullagh: Which bias is most counterproductive?

C. Behan McCullagh lays out multiple ways historical writing can be biased (personal bias, cultural bias, bias in sources, and misleading by misinterpretation/omission). JSTOR+1

Most counterproductive: Selective omission / skewed selection of evidence (i.e., choosing or omitting facts so the narrative misleads).
Why: Omitting key facts or selecting only evidence that supports a preferred narrative actively misdirects readers and makes a work systematically unreliable. Whereas other biases (personal perspective, cultural framing) may subtly color interpretation, deliberate or systemic omission prevents readers and peer scholars from reconstructing a fair account or testing alternative explanations. In short, omission corrodes the evidentiary basis of historical claims and thus damages the discipline’s capacity for correction and debate. (For McCullagh’s definitions & discussion see History & Theory, 2000.) JSTOR+1

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Q5 (A. Evans) — Using MVP steps to get a product to market

Vision: Start with a clear, focused product vision (who it’s for, the problem, and the value proposition).
Build (MVP): Create the simplest version that tests the core value hypothesis (minimal features needed to deliver the promised benefit). Keep costs low and timelines short.
Measure: Collect quantitative and qualitative data from early users: usage metrics, conversion, NPS, and direct feedback. Define success metrics (e.g., activation rate, retention after 7 days).
Learn: Analyze results against the hypothesis: validate, pivot, or persevere. Use A/B tests and iterative releases to refine product-market fit.
How to use customer input: Use interviews, usability sessions, and in-app feedback to form testable hypotheses, then build targeted experiments (e.g., add/remove a feature) to see effects on metrics. Repeat cycles until key metrics meet targets. Emphasize rapid iteration, hypothesis testing, and disciplined measurement.

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Q6 (Jay) — Attachment & Psychological Development

Attachment (brief definition): Attachment is the enduring emotional bond between a child and caregiver, formed through sensitive, responsive caregiving that provides a secure base for exploration.
Relationship to development: Secure attachment fosters emotional regulation, social competence, curiosity, and later healthy relationships; it supports cognitive development by enabling safe exploration and stress-buffering.
Importance: Early secure attachment predicts better mental health, school readiness, and interpersonal functioning.
If attachment is insecure or disorganized: Children may develop difficulties with emotion regulation, increased anxiety, behavioral problems, impaired social skills, and greater risk for later psychopathology. Early intervention (parent coaching, consistent caregiving, therapeutic support) can mitigate long-term effects.

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Q7 (Quay) — Rising lawsuits in sport & recreation: causes, risk management, and example case

Two factors explaining increased litigation

1. Greater legal awareness & lower tolerance for risk: Participants, parents, and spectators are more informed about rights and more willing to sue for negligence or unsafe practices.

2. Higher standards & complex activities: Modern facilities offer higher-risk activities and more intense programming; failures in supervision, maintenance, or emergency response increase liability.

How risk management can reduce litigation

• Proactive facility inspections & maintenance schedules to remove hazards (document inspections).

• Formalized training & certification for coaches/referees/attendants in safety protocols and emergency procedures.

• Clear policies & supervision ratios, written waivers, informed consent, and incident documentation to reduce negligence claims.

• Emergency action plans and incident drills to reduce harm and demonstrate due care.

Case example (illustrative): Penland v. Chicago Park District involves claims against a park district for injuries allegedly caused by unsafe conditions; such municipal cases show the legal exposure when maintenance, notice, or supervision are in dispute.

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