I don’t normally post twice in a day. But, having read a few comments and speaking to you- my readers- I feel that I have failed to make the proper points.
1. This study only determines if a child learns to be happy- or unhappy- from its parents. If a child has the 5-HTTLPR gene, then the imprinting is pretty straightforward- parents have a profound effect upon the child. If you are neglectful and insensitive or beneficial and caring, the presence of this gene variant provides the parent a most profound influence upon the child.
2. That’s it.
Your child learns much from you- it learns dialect and phonics. It’s why a child born in India, one born in Israel, and one born in America all understand the different sounds that exist only (or primarily) in those areas.
Your child becomes accustomed to certain tastes from its mother. First, in the fetus, as aromatic chemicals and flavors are shared between mom and fetus. Later, through mother’s milk, where the chemicals are absorbed
Your child learns habits, faith, and mores from you.
Those ARE your jobs. Unless your child has the 5-HTTLPR gene variant, it is terribly sensitive to loving and caring parents – or neglectful and insensitive ones. You can and do affect your child’s growth and maturation- and you should strive to do so.
I hope that makes the point clear.
Thanks!
While we were studying social psychology; there was a experiment which demonstrated how children picked up traits such as prejudice and discrimination from their parents through modeling. A child observes how a mother behaves with people who might look different or are “different” and imbibes the same behavior pattern as they feel that is “acceptable” and “that is how it is done”.
So, yes parents are responsible for quite a large extent of how their children behave. And that holds true for most of us.
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Right you are, Hajra!
Thanks for the share.