Why parenting can never have a rule book: Children's genetics significantly affect how they are parented
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 21:20
in Psychology & Sociology
Any parent will tell you that there is no simple recipe for raising a child. Being a parent means getting hefty doses of advice -- often unsolicited -- from others. But such advice often fails to consider a critical factor: The child. A new review of dozens of studies involving more than 14,600 pairs of twins shows that children's genetics significantly affect how they are parented.