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An excerpt from my personal writings. For visuals visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxgYAWI2_K4 Music Credit: No.7 Alone With My Thoughts by Esther Abrami --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/americaunplugged/support [https://anchor.fm/americaunplugged/support]

Steve Stivers Yahoo Article: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gop-congressman-give-1400-stimulus-checks-to-people-who-get-the-covid-19-vaccine-220040418.html Resources: 1. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' Interim Recommendation for Use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine - United States, December 2020. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6950e2.htm?s_cid=mm6950e2_w [https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6950e2.htm?s_cid=mm6950e2_w]. Published December 17, 2020. Accessed January 22, 2021. 2. Commissioner Oof the. Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-legal-regulatory-and-policy-framework/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-frequently-asked-questions [https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-legal-regulatory-and-policy-framework/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-frequently-asked-questions]. Accessed January 22, 2021. 3. Pfizer and BioNTech Conclude Phase 3 Study of COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, Meeting All Primary Efficacy Endpoints. Pfizer. https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-conclude-phase-3-study-covid-19-vaccine [https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-conclude-phase-3-study-covid-19-vaccine]. Accessed January 22, 2021. 4. Polack FP, Al. E, for the C4591001 Clinical Trial Group*, et al. Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine: NEJM. New England Journal of Medicine. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2034577?query=recirc_mostViewed_railB_article [https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2034577?query=recirc_mostViewed_railB_article]. Published December 31, 2020. Accessed January 22, 2021. Pfizer Protocol: https://www.pfizer.com/clinicalprotocol [https://www.pfizer.com/clinicalprotocol] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/americaunplugged/support [https://anchor.fm/americaunplugged/support]

1. Gessel LM, Fields SK, Collins CL, Dick RW, Comstock RD. Concussions among United States high school and collegiate athletes. J Athl Train. 2007 Oct-Dec;42(4):495-503. PMID: 18174937; PMCID: PMC2140075. 2. Lincoln A, Caswell S, Almquist J, Dunn R, Norris J, Hinton R. "Trends in Concussion Incidence in High School Sports: A Prospective 11-Year Study" Am. J. Sports Med. 30(10) (2011), accessed January 31, 2011 @ http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/01/29/0363546510392326.full.pdf+html [http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/01/29/0363546510392326.full.pdf+html] Published March 14, 2011; revised August 22, 2011 3. Ferguson RW. Safe Kids Worldwide Analysis of CPSC NEISS data, 2013, cited in Ferguson RW, Green A, Hansen LM. Game Changers: Stats, Stories and What Communities Are Doing to Protect Young Athletes.  Washington, DC: Safe Kids Worldwide, August 2013. 4. Marta CC, Marinho DA, Barbosa TM, Izquierdo M, Marques MC. Physical fitness differences between prepubescent boys and girls. J Strength Cond Res. 2012 Jul;26(7):1756-66. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31825bb4aa. PMID: 22561975. Direct Link to Executive Order: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-preventing-and-combating-discrimination-on-basis-of-gender-identity-or-sexual-orientation/ [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-preventing-and-combating-discrimination-on-basis-of-gender-identity-or-sexual-orientation/] *The following is an opinion piece not intended to discriminate based on gender or sexual orientation. The purpose of this video is to point out the potential risks of letting the pediatric population participate in gender neutral sports at the competitive level. This executive order could put young athletes at higher risk of injury due to the physical differences between the male and female genders. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/americaunplugged/support [https://anchor.fm/americaunplugged/support]

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Resources: 1. Absent Father Statistics. National Fatherhood Initiative. https://www.fatherhood.org/father-absence-statistic 2. William Pollock, Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1998) 3. NICHD early child care research network. (2003). early child care and mother-child interaction from 36 months through first grade. Infant Behavior and Development, 26, 345-370. 4. Becker, P., & Moen, P. (1999). Scaling Back: Dual-Earner Couples' Work-Family Strategies. Journal of Marriage and Family, 61(4), 995-1007. doi:10.2307/354019 A major thank you to Dr. James Dobson's book: bringing up BOYS for inspiring this podcast and providing some of its resources. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/americaunplugged/support [https://anchor.fm/americaunplugged/support]