James Brody
January 23rd, 2009, 07:57 PM
This is old stuff. The behavior genetics crowd generally reports that parental influence on children wanes after the child passes his or her eighth birthday...that is, "chosen environments" overcome imposed ones.
Further, I recall a storm from Dr. Laura and local radio hosts contested Temple research that children are remarkably resilient to sexual abuse. The interesting question might be why is it that so few people accept the science...
JimB
"The Un-favorite Child: Adults Who Perceived Parents As Being Lenient With Siblings Still Happy Later In Life
ScienceDaily (Jan. 24, 2009) — "Mom always liked you best."
"The Smothers Brothers aside, chances are if you've got a sibling, this is something you've either heard or said at some point in your life. Many people feel that their parents were harder on them than on their siblings. And many are quick to blame negative outcomes in adulthood on it. But results from a Temple University study published this month in the Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences suggest that if anything, the opposite is true."
More at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090121123047.htm
Further, I recall a storm from Dr. Laura and local radio hosts contested Temple research that children are remarkably resilient to sexual abuse. The interesting question might be why is it that so few people accept the science...
JimB
"The Un-favorite Child: Adults Who Perceived Parents As Being Lenient With Siblings Still Happy Later In Life
ScienceDaily (Jan. 24, 2009) — "Mom always liked you best."
"The Smothers Brothers aside, chances are if you've got a sibling, this is something you've either heard or said at some point in your life. Many people feel that their parents were harder on them than on their siblings. And many are quick to blame negative outcomes in adulthood on it. But results from a Temple University study published this month in the Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences suggest that if anything, the opposite is true."
More at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090121123047.htm