Re:How Poverty Changes Kids’ Brains
by wpietri on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @11:02AM
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I think you've created a false contradiction here.
The study is about differences in brain shape and brain capability that come from poverty.
You're worried about differences in character that come from how you raise kids.
It's true that some rich parents spoil their kids. But I know plenty of people from affluent backgrounds that are just as scrappy under pressure because they've been raised well.
So as you raise kids, you could try to generate the experiences of being poor. E.g., you could make a checklist out of this article and its excellent comments:
The study is about differences in brain shape and brain capability that come from poverty.
You're worried about differences in character that come from how you raise kids.
It's true that some rich parents spoil their kids. But I know plenty of people from affluent backgrounds that are just as scrappy under pressure because they've been raised well.
So as you raise kids, you could try to generate the experiences of being poor. E.g., you could make a checklist out of this article and its excellent comments:
http://whatever.scalzi.com/2005/09/03/being-poor/
Or you could instead try to teach them your values through experience.