How to parent more predictably (2018)

Re:How to parent more predictably (2018) by fiftyfifty on Thursday June 13, 2019 @12:25PM (#20176378)

I have 3 kids in their late teens or early twenties and we have known a lot of other parents with kids in the same age group. I have seen the exact opposite when it comes to outcome, I have seen otherwise good, intelligent people produce drug addicts and sociopaths due to their lack of parenting.

I have seen hard working, successful parents produce lazy, unmotivated adults who are still living at home in their early to mid twenties with no plans to attend school or find any way to support themselves.

It's still definitely nature and nurture when it comes to producing functional adults as a parent.

Kids do not always turn out like their parents and we have thousands of years of written history to prove it.

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Re:How to parent more predictably (2018) by RobertRoberts on Thursday June 13, 2019 @02:06PM (#20177251)

The term "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree" agrees with assessment that kids mimic their parents.

But I certainly would claim "always", but I would say that if parents are absent, it's less likely they will copy their parents.

Perhaps that is the key difference? My friends spend time with their kids, even if it isn't "quality time". Maybe neglectful parents can't don't pass on good traits as easily?

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