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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s a healthy balance of both. don’t you guys know ANY kid who has been greatly influenced by nurture?

Otherwise why do we fuss so much about not talking about weight because we worry about causing eating disorders?

We talk about encouraging growth mindset and effort instead of outcome based results so our kids have persistence and grit.

So many adults on this board talk about how their parents’ actions totally messed them up.

I work in a low income school. Most of those kids will not rise up to their full potential because of their limited upbringing.

I think it’s easier to say it’s nature, but ultimately it’s a huge mix of both. 
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Okay, but outside of poverty/abuse like you’re describing, parents have limited impact.  My kids will never be incredible athletes.  They just won’t!  How they feel about that is something I can impact, but I can’t create athleticism. [/quote]

Sure, but that’s kind of an obvious example. I feel like a lot of people are on this thread saying they didn’t have to try so hard because nature takes over so much of the time that parenting choices don’t really make a difference.

I hate calling the privilege card, but I think this is a topic that people of higher socio economic status can debate but it isn’t valid across the board. Nurture and environment does count for a huge part of outcome, as much as nature. [/quote]

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