Response to prompt of Oct 29

I enjoyed the process of searching for papers that supported a particular topic.  However, if I wasn't a student that process would likely have been much more difficult.  Prior to attending college I had no idea of how to access peer reviewed literature and never would have considered that important.  I don't know how many prospective parents are searching JSTOR or google scholar for input on how to raise their child.  Most of them would likely turn to popular literature on the topic.  Parenting magazines or websites would be the most likely sources.  While I'd like to think that those sources have credible backing for the articles they publish that may not always be the case.  Not to mention that many of those sources have a particular belief and may not present both sides of the argument.  If researchers have a conduit, such as popular literature, to release their findings to the general public then I think that that is sufficient.  Hopefully parents are taking the time to read on both sides of the argument, as well as consulting as many experts as possible to gain as much information as possible.