Nature vs. Nurture by michelle kennedy

Emma Gueldenstern

2017-09-11 18:39:36 UTC

Nature is a much more important factor because although genes play a big part, the environment you're raised in is proven to make the biggest difference. Two adopted children raised in the same home can both grow up to either be very nice people or very rude people despite their separate nature.

Khushi B.

2017-11-07 20:42:24 UTC

I believe nurture is the most important factor in the psychology of a child, although nature does have an impact. Take me and my brother for example; although we share approximately 50% of the same DNA, we are complete opposites in real life due to our varied experiences as children. He grew up in a cushy lifestyle in India, where he would get massages as a child everyday and had money to blow. He had everything he wanted and would whine and whine if my parents defied him. He grew up taking things for granted and fighting for everything he wanted. Now, as he has gone through some difficult times and experienced a lot of struggle himself, he has matured and grown wiser, becoming more aware of himself and how his world works. I however grew up with my family struggling in Canada. My family had just moved to Toronto and tried hard to settle, which my dad working two jobs and my mom taking care of her two children. Life was hard, and food barely made it to the table so we went back to to India. There, we returned to the same lifestyle my brother had before but tried to get back into Canada in hopes to lead an easier life with more opportunities for jobs and education, which eventually happened when I was five. We lived in basements, bought second-hand clothes and started to settle down. Because of this, I learned to compromise, to understand that maybe you can't have everything you ask for the second you want it and this caused me to be quiet and not fight for what’s right to me. This was until i starting growing up and taking many things for granted which I still do, but I know now what is important to me and the impact even the tiniest thing has in my life. Historical events, milestones and relationships in one’s life can rock their world upside down and alter who they are. Maybe genes will always factor into who someone is but I believe that nurture has the greater impact of all.

Rachel K.

2017-11-15 18:02:41 UTC

I think nurture is more important for a child's development. While nature and genetics will always have an effect on development, but there is so much proof of how much life experiences and their environment can affect a person's life and future.

Katie s

kstant — 2018-01-28 18:28:20 UTC

I believe that you need to nurture a child. Nature plays a role in everything to do with our mental state, as there are millions of people that need the light to be happy , or when it rains people become depressed, warm weather, creates a atmosphere where people enjoy out doors more and get together.
People, children , animals , all need the nurture all year. Nurturing someone helps bring a child to become a strong individual, loving, caring, smart, confident. That way they can enjoy nature.

Alex P.

2018-01-30 18:16:15 UTC

The nature of the development of a child reflects the most on how they end up as adults in my opinion.

The reason for this being that although the genetic coding of a person would possibly develop the physical aspects of a person, the environmental factors or situation would effect the persons mental development. Therefore I believe strongly that the nature of a persons development would have a larger impact then the nurturing.

Tanisha D.

2018-02-05 18:45:59 UTC

I thin nurture is the most important for child's development. nature plays a role with our natural traits.

Hanna P.

2018-04-08 21:28:37 UTC

I believe nurture is more important because we are always influenced by the people of our surroundings and how we grow with the people we are surrounded by (friends, family etc.)

abagayle m.

2018-04-11 15:53:56 UTC

i think nature is more important then nurture because you react more to whats happening around you rather then what your made of.

Natalie H.

2018-04-20 05:17:44 UTC

I believe that nurturing a child is more important in a child's’ development than nature. For example my twin sister and I have gone through the same childhood experiences but I was nurtured more by my mother and her by my father leaving both of us in different mental states during the certain dilemma. How my sister and i were nurtured differently as a child has shaped and changed how we handle and deal with stressful or challenging psychological issues nowadays. The nurturing my sister and I had in our childhood was much more influential than the nature we both endured and experienced together.

Donovan Davidson-Collie

2018-05-17 16:12:42 UTC

i think that this is a hard choice but in the end i think nurture is the most important because even though nature plays a big role in developing who someone is but nurture can truly sway someone into different lifestyles like you see with people who never grew up having to work for things and expecting things all the time they tend to become stuck up

Lily C

2018-05-17 17:13:42 UTC

I personally think nurturing is more important for a child's development. if you were to isolate you child their whole life, do you think they would be a super soft loving person? I think nurturing is definitely the way to bring upon a child because it can shape your child into who they are going to become as a person

Karamiah S

2018-07-09 18:53:48 UTC

I think nature is very important to psychological development but I believe nurture has a greater influence on it overall. With nature some psychological illnesses are hereditary or you have a higher chance of developing certain ones if a family member has it. Habits, ways of thinking and language skills are taught through nurturing and experience.

Harmony Gray

2018-09-24 15:57:59 UTC

I think either one is important, and that they definitely play off of one another. For example, lets say a child is born and naturally has the means to grow up to be unable to exercise empathy. Empathy is something that can be taught, if the teaching begins at a young age. As such, it would only be natural that the job would fall to the parent. While there are some natural mental processes that can be counteracted by the way a child is raised, the same goes for the inverse. There are times where a child may lack empathy, and simply can't be taught it because of how deep the mental problem runs. An even more common example, would be how we form relationships. You can be taught how to approach people, and how to act in order to form bonds and make friends. But if you're naturally anxious and socially awkward, there isn't much to be done. Changing nature by nurturing is definitely possible, just as how nurturing can be ineffective against the way someone naturally is.

Haley S.

2018-11-15 18:31:45 UTC

I believe nurture is more important when it comes to a child's development. Nurture refers to your childhood, or how you were brought up. Someone could be born with genes to give them a normal height, but be malnourished in childhood, could result in stunted growth and a failure to develop as expected. Nurture is affected by the social and environmental factors. So therefore I believe the environment and surroundings affects a child's development more then the genetic factors.

Xiola

2018-12-14 16:58:12 UTC

I think Nurture is what has the strongest impact in developing babies, kids, teens, and even adults. I feel this way because genes are set, they do not change who you are later in life, it's just what you have, but the environment in which you are in can change you as a person no matter how old you are, so it would make the most sense to me that if something can change you when you're 40 that it would be especially important when you're growing up

Jessica

2018-12-18 05:58:58 UTC

nature and nurture both play a huge part in childhood development, but I think that nurture can have a greater impact in a childs life. Looking after your childs physical, mental and emotional needs and teaching them the things they need to learn in order to be a productive adult in this world can have all the difference. A child that has has positive role-models during their upbringing can really effect who they become as an adult.

Amira

2018-12-18 18:19:56 UTC

Both nurture and nature are important but from my personal view, I think nurture is the key for child development. Our environment influences us heavily no matter our age; a child is especially prone to this influence because they are still learning who they are and how the things around them work. Nature is given to us and it doesn't really change therefore making it easy to understand and/or get used to. When it comes to nurture, things around us can change drastically in an instant and completely alter our lives and the way we see things.

Janine Garcia

2018-12-31 01:29:32 UTC

I think both nature and nurture play an evident role in the development of one child. One factor does affect the other. How, if nature is present but nurture is absent, there is a possibility that even though her/ his surroundings are in a good shape, if his/ her parents don’t know how to take care of the child, it still does influence one’s growth. For example, if parents can financially support their children but they are not able to give them some time to take care for them since of the time availability (busy at work), this situation would still affect their growth. Another situation would occur is that even parents have time to take care of their children if the nature they are living would still affect their development in learning cause environment can influence too. Our environment influences us heavily no matter our age; a child is especially prone to this influence because they are still learning who they are and how the things around them work. When it comes to nurture, things around us can change drastically in an instant and completely alter our lives and the way we see things.

Haley D

2019-02-28 21:12:51 UTC

I think that nurture is an important part of childhood development. Our genes are something we have no control over, and they are given to us whether we like it or not. However we can help improve the infants environment, to help them develop and grow in a healthy way. It has been proven that children who grow up in abusive, or unstable households encounter more issues in their future compared to kids growing in loving welcoming families.

Carson

2019-04-09 02:44:54 UTC

I think that nurture is more important than nature. psychological habits are accounted for in nurture, but hormonal balances and such are accounted for in nature. I think that it's possible for psychological habits to eventually override hormonal imbalances and such after childhood.

Tilly M

2019-08-29 01:09:26 UTC

I think that nature and nurture are equally important, as they are both essential for development. A persons genetic code cannot be changed, and they will help us develop our phenotypes. And although we can't change our genes, we can alter our gene expressions. Environment can impact which genes are expressed. This develops children as well. Although most changes in gene expressions will come and go, some of them can stick with us. There have also been studies done on identical twins, put in different environments. They developed a bit differently because of their environments, but some things about them were the same because they had the same genetic makeup.

Hannah

2019-09-10 15:54:10 UTC

I think that nature and nurture are both equally important. Nature is a strong leading role because it is what the baby is born with and will always have but nature is also a strong role because the way the environment influences that baby can also chance their interested and personality.

Ashley Thayer

2019-09-13 18:48:50 UTC

Personally I think that nature and nurture

Mady C

2019-09-17 02:05:31 UTC

I think that nurturing a child is one of the most important parts of child development. It can help teach them to gain trust, respect and learn how to love. Growing up you need to feel loved and you need help doing and learning certain things. I think that nature is also important to child development and can teach children about their surroundings.

Jenna

2019-09-19 16:06:54 UTC

I think nature and nurture are equally as important. Nature refers to the genes children from parents. Nurture refers to the environment. Nature has a strong part in the babies life, because it is what the baby is born with. Nurture also has a strong part in development because the surroundings around the baby will create different habits. It can also change their interests and how they act.

Mack L

2019-09-23 18:30:20 UTC

In my opinion nurturing a child is definitely more important then the genes they inherit. If the child inherits bad genes then nurturing that child to become something better can have the same effect as if that child was born with good genes. Same goes for a child who is born with good genes, if that child is not properly raised and nurtured they will likely turn out damaged. While the genes a child is born with do matter, nurturing a child in my opinion is most important of all.

Nyia

2019-09-23 18:48:14 UTC

I think that nurturing a child is the most important thing of being a a parent. It helps your child grow into a great person. It teaches your child how to gain trust, love others, and appreciate their life. Nature is also an important thing in child development it will teach them how to be safe and know what to do when outside.

Maya

2019-09-26 17:41:08 UTC

I think that nurturing is for sure for important thing, when wanting to be a good parent. During there development if they aren't receiving the amount of care, it may effect them negatively when they are an adult or teenager. For example if the child grows up in an abusive home, not receiving the care they need, they may grow up with certain issues involving the neglect they received . I think mental disorders plays a big role in genes, even if the way you've been treated hasn't been negative.

spencer

2019-10-03 20:44:16 UTC

nature and nurture are both very important to a growing child but i think that nurture is more important. how the kids are raised is very important i think your family has to have a very healthy relationship because everything around the child effects them for example if your parents smoke and the child sees their parent smoking all the time that child is most likely to grow up and smoke . the lessons you teach your kids will stick with them forever and that is why i believe that the way the child is brought up is more important then the genes you give them when they are born because that does not determine how they are going to act when they grow.

Miranda S

2019-10-09 23:42:10 UTC

I believe nature and nurture are both important to the growth of a child, but Nurture more so. Being surrounded by healthy relationships and a healthy lifestyle is key in a child's development. A child's role model a good portion of the time is their parents. Showing them good habits, a healthy relationship, and being honest with them is important for a kid to grow up and be okay. Inheriting possibly bad genes does not determine how a child will grow up, how they're raised will.

Maddie

2019-10-18 19:02:45 UTC

I think that both nature and nurture are very important for child development. Although, I also believe that nurturing or parenting a child has more of an impact on how that child develops good behavior. Children and infants are always learning and picking up the behavior of those around them. Setting a good example for a child, is going to have a major influence on their behavior.

Halle E.

2019-10-29 17:59:34 UTC

i think that both nature and nurture play major roles in the development of a child. although i do think that nurture is more valuable in the development of young children and their behavior. Being a parent teaches your child how to learn and form a healthy lifestyle and create relationships with others. showing your child good habits and healthy relationships will show them to strive for the best and to not settle for less than they deserve.

Tyra J

2019-11-13 16:48:00 UTC

Both nurture and nature play a huge role in the development of a child. Allowing your kid to grow up in a nurturing and healthy home will help your child learn how to form healthy relationships with others as well as people in the home.

KN

2020-02-03 17:08:39 UTC

There has been this debate over nature versus nurture not because people are stubborn or biased but because both play major roles in development. Nature is important in that a child could be naturally born more athletic or more astute or lesser. This becomes a huge factor in how much nurture is necessary to fulfill their potential. Although nature has the potential to give some the leg up, nurture seems to be a bigger aspect of development. Someone born with mediocre genes could become the next Christine Sinclair with enough training and dedication but that same person could grow up to live on the streets. Parenting can lead to a gracious, kind, hardworking, person or a rude, narcissistic, slacker. A good environment can provide extra help in school, funds to do extra-curriculars, space to be true to one’s self, and a place to healthily release feelings. This environment can provide hardworking people the ability and resources to thrive. A bad environment may lead to drug abuse, mental and physical abuse, lack of support and opportunities, and more. This environment can be extremely difficult to exit. This is seen in poverty cycles, where places that are in poor economy are stuck because of lack of opportunity and education.

TH

2020-02-26 18:39:49 UTC

Both nature and nurture have an impact on a child's development. However, nurture has a bigger imprint on how a child behaves while growing up. Regardless of genes, if you are abusvie to a child they will grow up timid and afraid of the world. And if you are kind and supportive, the child has a chance to grow and flourish. Even if a child has a predisposition to a certain behavior, a good or bad environment could effect how that behavior shows and how severe it is.

Ishita S

2020-06-23 22:20:13 UTC

For child development, I believe that nature and nurture almost play an equal role in an infant’s life. The impacts of nature in a child’s life are something that can not be changed because it is hereditary. In contrast, the impacts of nurture are determined by the environment the child grows up in. The results of nature can only take a child so far in life, whereas nurture may be able to take a naturally talented child even farther in their life. For example, a young boy may be gifted with the natural abilities to be a star basketball player, but without the right guidance, home life, living standards that child may never reach his full potential. In my opinion, I believe that having a nurturing environment is slightly more impactful than just the traits of nature. The type of environment a child grows up can easily be the determining factor in their success. A loving, nurturing parent can lead to caring and successful children, but neglectful parenting can create a hostile environment for child development. Of course this isn’t true for every child. Though we can find nature in everything in a child does as they grow up, but nurture is something that we have to provide a child with, in order for the child to develop into a kind person. For this reason I believe that nurturing a child is more important than the nature they are given at birth.

Aurin D

2020-08-14 07:59:26 UTC

Nature and nurture both play very equal and considerable roles in the development of a child. Nature is shown in everyone, the traits inherited by one’s parents are exhibited in our appearance, mannerism, behaviour, and more. Though I believe that in child development, nurture is more important. The environment that you are brought up in shapes who you are as a person. The teachings of a parent will help form the understandings and opinions of the child. Just like how friends have an influence on our thoughts and behaviours, so does all the other people around us and the habitat of where we live. Good role models are very essential in a child’s life because that is where they learn positive habits and mannerisms from, rights from wrongs, what healthy relationships are, and how to be a good person in society. A loving and caring home will produce children who have more of a chance to be successful. While the opposite will be for upbringings in bad environments. For example homes exemplifying drugs, smoking, alcohol or hostile behaviour such as abuse. Children growing up in poverty will also face many obstacles that can hinder development, such as malnutrition. Complications in poor environments can also result in less opportunities for growth and lack of education. This is why even if children have excellent genes, without proper nurturing and care they won’t be able to excel in life or grow to their full potential.

2020-09-10 14:29:34 UTC

Cole

2020-09-15 17:02:42 UTC

I believe that nurture is much more important. Nature does play a major role in a child's development, but the way the parents decide to raise the child will change the outcome of their life greatly.

Riley W

rileywalters123 — 2020-09-17 03:56:01 UTC

While it’s very obvious that both nature and nurture both play detrimental roles in a child's development I would argue that nurture would have slightly more of an impact on the way the child will end up acting when they grow up. I think that the parents have most of the power deciding how they want the child to act or think by raising them a certain way, or teaching them certain things. I think that most of the time, when a child's brain is still developing, whatever is taught to them at a young age will simply stick with them, whether that is taught by the parents or the environment around them. If a child is raised in a violent neighborhood, it is at least somewhat likely that they will learn and pick up some of the traits from the experiences they have during that time.

kyle wickland

2020-09-17 17:33:32 UTC

i think it is important for them to develop in both ways but i think it nurture is more important because it affected by outside and is much easier to influence than nature because it is genetics but nurture can be influenced by the environment in witch the child grows and how the parent goes about raising their child. nature is important in a child development but you can't change genetics and it is kind of set in stone and can't be changed. say for example that the kid has bad genetics they can still learn and grow up into successful people if their parents and environment in witch they are growing up in is good .

2020-09-17 17:42:58 UTC

can be influenced by the environment in witch the child grows and how the parent goes about raising their child. nature is important in a child development but you can't change genetics and it is kind of set in stone and can't be changed. say for example that the kid has bad genetics they can still learn and grow up into successful people if their parents and environment in witch they are growing up in is good .

Nature vs. Nurture - Miles Jang

2020-09-23 15:55:06 UTC

I think nurture plays a slightly greater role than nature, but it also depends on the family. If the kid is a foster kid that never got properly nurtured, nature would play a bigger role. If the kid grew up well with parents that always loved them and stayed together forever, nurture would probably play a bigger role.

savan

2020-09-24 04:20:05 UTC

Nature and Nurture are both very important in the childhood process, but I think nurture has a larger effect in a kids life. The environment that kids are raised in will determine what their future will be like. For example if a kid is raised in a comfortable home that has little conflict they will have a higher chance of having a successful life but if they grow up in an unhealthy household they will have a bigger chance of having problems in the future. When you're a child you don't know very much so you look more at other people's decisions to figure out what kind of choices and behavior to pursue.

Juliana C

2020-09-27 00:01:25 UTC

While both nature and nurture undoubtedly play large roles in development, I believe that nurture often has the most effect. A child’s influences and environment decide how they see and interact with the world. I think that our personalities and perspectives are shaped over time by our surroundings and upbringing. We learn how to act from our parents’ behavior and teachings. If one grows up in an abusive or deprived environment with lacking parental figures they are much more likely to have psychological issues regardless of their genetics. However, genetics can play a larger role in some cases, especially those involving inherited psychological disorders. Although it is true that most traits are influenced by both heredity and environment, overall I believe that our psychology is affected most by the nurture we receive.

Olivia Lenko

2020-09-28 19:42:19 UTC

Both nature and nurture play a massive role in life and development in a person. I believe that nature plays a bigger role in growing. Life depends on how get taught and how your parents raise you. Nurture is a big role but I believe if youre raised the right way it wouldn't matter what is going on around you if your parents are raising you the right way.

Jayden

2020-09-28 20:14:22 UTC

I believe that nurture is more important for child development because if you grow up being very nurtured and loved, you will grow up happy. Nature is good, its good to have a good environment but growing up nurtured is more important to me.

Elise M

2020-09-29 03:26:47 UTC

While I believe that both nature and nurture play major roles in development, I would like to think that nurture has a bigger part than nature as it implies that we are capable of being who we want to be rather than what has been planned for us. Of course, I understand that this line of thought can be viewed as whimsical and somewhat unrealistic especially in certain environments, however, I would like to believe in humanity’s ability to change. Of course, in certain environments, nature does have more influence, especially at a young age, for example, if a child’s parent or guardian isn’t around to “nurture” them, they’re much more likely to be influenced by nature as nurture’s influence is much weaker and harder to obtain.

R.L

2020-10-05 17:02:28 UTC

While nature and nurture are both crucial I think nurture has a larger effect on who people are. The way you are raised, good or bad decides your habits and personality. It decides how you show yourself to others and your thought process. For example even though a lot of mental illness is hereditary if you are raised in a high stress environment vs a calm one you are more likely to develop anxiety or other mental illnesses.

SM

2020-10-07 02:45:45 UTC

I think nature and nature are both so important. But personally I think overall nature is more important and relevant to a child's growth and development. I think nurturing is more relevant because it refers to the environment the child is in whereas nature is the things children inherit from their genes. If you were to inherit a specific trait (ex: compassion) but weren't raised in an environment which praises or acknowledges the trait you would probably loose it or it would not be as prominent if it was always acknowledged growing up. Another example would be narcissism, if your parents put you on a pedestal growing up the child could start to develop narcissistic behaviours. So, overall I believe nurturing is more important and relevant to how a children turns out in the end.

Hannah M

2020-10-08 02:10:28 UTC

I think nurture is more important to child development because the way your raised and environment you grow up in is very influential on the psychology of an adult.

Taylor M

2020-10-08 05:44:11 UTC

Nature and nature both help shape a child develop into a unique person with their own individuality and persona.Although they are proven to both affect development, i think nurture is more important. Everyone is born with genetics we inherit from our parents and have the opportunity to grow up with certain traits. Children need to be nurtured into an environment that will help them grow or maintain those traits in order to develop successfully and to their full potential. Having a good nature and genetic make up is always helpful and significant, however nurture gives everyone the advantage of being molded into these positive characteristics.

coco

2020-10-12 04:19:42 UTC

I think nurture more important. I've read a news story before that a Wolf picked up a little boy and went back. Several years later, the boy had the habit of wolves entirely. So the acquired environment is very important to humans.

Faith A.

2020-10-15 23:01:50 UTC

Both Nature and Nurture are very important, I believe Nurture is in the end more important than Nature, but they also go pretty hand in hand with each other, of course your genes will play a part in growing up but environment will also be of great importance. But nurture will be the best because not only are you showing them how they deserve to be loved but you will teach them how to love the environment they are brought up in.

Mia S.

2020-10-19 04:04:22 UTC

I think that they are both almost equally important, but if I had to choose I think I would say that nurture is more important. I think that nurture is more important as a parent because you are raising your child well and teaching them about healthy relationships and how to treat others, Nurture is something everyone needs in life to grow to have healthy relationships in the future. But nature also plays a very big role on someones life, without good genes it could be hard to get a full experience out of life.

Ashlee Yap

2020-10-20 21:18:14 UTC

I think that both nature and nurture are important in child development but I think that nurture is more important. The environment a child is raised in shapes their character and can have an impact on their practical life skills as well as social skills. Genetics relates more to who you are in a physical and biological sense whereas how you are raised/nurtured, relates more to how you function in relationships and in society.

Jade S.

2020-10-26 01:57:46 UTC

For child growth, I think that in the life of a baby, nature and nurture almost play an equal part. In a child's life, the consequences of nature are something that can not be reversed and it is inherited. In addition , the results of nurturing are dictated by the world in which the infant grows up. Only an infant may take the effects of fate too far in life, while nurture may be able to take a genetically gifted infant even further in their lives. A young boy, for instance, may be born with the innate talent to be a star athlete , but without adequate instruction, family life, living conditions that may never meet his full potential for a child. I agree that having a nurturing atmosphere, in my view, is slightly more impactful than just the features of nature. A child's type of environment will easily be the driving factor in their performance.

Seth T

2020-11-24 18:13:28 UTC

I agree with Donald Hebbs answer as in that this is a very hard to discussion to have. They both play very big roles in someones growth and are equally as important. On the nature side physically you can inherit certain attributes from your parents that can be beneficial to your life. An example is if you have tall parents then you most likely will be tall also. this can help with sports and give you a edge. Nurture tho is also important. The environment and role models have around you is important for you so that you can make habits that will aid you for years to come.

Sarah S

2020-11-25 19:12:13 UTC

I think that both nurture and nature are important although nurture is a little more important. The environment a child grows up in affects its psychological traits. Nature is important because you can carry certain genetics from your parents but creating a healthy, loving and caring environment helps form good character.

Nolan B

2020-11-26 17:32:18 UTC

I figure for development, a newborn child must be nurtured in order to properly grow psychologically. The child will already have the genes to give them physical features so that doesn’t have much to do with nurture asides from physical conditioning. Nature is mostly already imbedded in the child, so nurture is what the child needs to properly develop and put the nature given to them to good use.

Kaylee T

2020-11-27 20:48:01 UTC

I believe both Nature and Nurture are equally important. But since we have to choose I would say Nurture is the more important one. The genes the child has will play a big role with their physical features, the "Nature" side. But in order to grow psychologically I child needs to be nurtured.

Tamara Cayaban

2020-11-28 06:30:28 UTC

Both nurture and nature go hand in hand. They are both important aspects of development. Our nature is the blueprint of who we will become and nurture is what builds onto that blueprint that determines the individual person as they mature. Since nurture depends on how the surrounding environment affects a person, I believe that nurture is more important because our personalities and traits develop over time. Nature depends on what's inherited from our parents which could give someone information on why they may have certain traits but those traits cannot be removed, they are what genetically make up a person.

Maria Smith

2020-12-03 06:07:28 UTC

Nature and nurture are the fundamentals, when talking about childhood development

Maria Smith

2020-12-03 06:11:34 UTC

Nature and nurture are the fundamentals, when talking about child development. Both play a massive role in development. Nature is the base, the automatic responses the child/infant will face, its a blueprint imprinted in humans genetics. It is less prevalent in humans, however in an animal, say a cat. A kitten doesn’t need a mother for very long to learn how to survive, Just once all mobility have developed for it to physically survive. With that being said, all the kittens information of survival is programmed in their genetics, they actually have very little to learn from parents, so cats rely on nature more than nurture. Humans have basic instincts, like to hunt and gather, fight or flight and to seek shelter, but children gather most information from parents. All conveniences like language, culture, morals or to be literate is all learned by environment. This is why i would say nurture is more important for children/infants because we rely on our parents or guardians to teach us their language, to indulge us with culture, to tell us right form wrong. We aren’t born speaking English or writing in French. Nature is something we cannot control, it may bring us some answers with development, however I don’t believe it’s something that should be dwelled on too hard, but rather focus us how to work with it. Too nurture a child the best one can, too ensure its stability, possibly overcome a block in their genetics. Not only that but a child’s environment sums ups the physical and psychology stimulation the child will receive in their youth. A toxic environment can influence bad behaviour or cause trama.

darby

2020-12-16 18:40:43 UTC

both nature and nurture are important to a Childs developing brain. I believe nurture has more to do with a Childs development than just genetics. I believe this because if a baby had a troubled home and wasn't in a happy environment then that baby would mature faster and differently than a baby who didn't.

Heidi S

2021-01-04 17:50:36 UTC

Nature and nurture are two very different things that a child needs for proper development, by saying nature is more important is just like saying these are your genes and this is what you get, but most children are not raised like that. I strongly think nurture is the most important role in child development, for example if both parents have anger issues that wont mean that child will have them, if they teach the child a healthy way of handling their anger its a less likely chance that the child would have anger issues unless the parents don't try to educate their child .

Sarah L.

2021-01-08 05:36:56 UTC

If I am forced to take a side in the Nature vs. Nurture debate, I’ve always been on Team Nurture. I think this is partly because I tend to (not entirely accurately) associate the Nature side with eugenics and bogus claims of racial superiority. But I also believe I’ve been more heavily influenced by nurture than nature; I believe I enjoy reading because I grew up in a household culture that valued reading and considered it pleasurable. Since I consider myself more the product of my environment than my DNA, I would call nurture more influential on child development than nature.

However, it’s also my opinion that the two are closely interwoven; we are all shaped by both aspects of our development. The article I’ve linked cited a study that suggested in order to develop ‘perfect pitch’, a child must have a certain gene and be given a musical education early in life. So while I lean towards Team Nurture, my true view is that both nature and nurture are influential, and often combine to make us who we are.

I found Kendra Cherry’s article “The Age Old Debate of Nature vs. Nurture” very helpful in my exploration of this topic. Here is the link: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-nature-versus-nurture-2795392

Jenna C.

2021-01-14 18:24:40 UTC

Jan 14 - In my own experience, Nur ture has always played more of a role. I believe that the proper love and commitment from a parent can overtake almost any environmental factor. People learn some of the most important lessons on being a person from their parents such as morals, love, honesty etc. These traits are not just given to you as a result of your genes. However, people may have good parents and choose the opposite path, but generally this is not the case. We see a very strong association between good childhoods and fulfilled and happy adults.

Here is a link to a video explaining the nature versus nurture debate. https://youtu.be/EmctxRcmloc

Nature vs. Nurture - Kaylee C.

2021-02-01 18:28:01 UTC

I believe that both Nature and Nurture are very important, however Nurture plays a greater role. Nurture helps determine the type of person you are,your personality, your mental health and how you can handle and express your emotions. I grew up with lots of love and responsibility. In result of that I have always been mature for my age, responsible and have a caring heart. Of course my environment had a role in that but I believe without the constant love I got from my family I would of turned out different.

Amy Rapanos

2021-02-01 21:14:41 UTC

In my opinion I think both nature and nurture are very important in a child's development. But if I had to choose one I would probably choose Nuture because I feel like Nuture plays a bigger role and helps a person develop more than Nature. Proper Nuture and commitment to me is more important than an environmental factor.

Sarah H

sarahhoppe84 — 2021-02-02 01:14:37 UTC

I personally believe that both nature and nurture play very important roles, but i would choose nurture. Mainly because i feel that it plays a bigger role then nature, and helps people determine who they are, their mental health, etc.

Michy Kae P.

2021-02-02 20:32:39 UTC

For me, between nurture and nature, nurture is the best development for a child because they are also influenced by society. They can learn outside their comfort zone, and they can fit in society and adapt certain behaviours and attitudes from nurture.

Nature vs. Nurture - Sam C.

2021-02-08 20:01:19 UTC

I think that nurture is more important when it comes to child development. I think that genetic code is also important, but I believe that there are many "nurture" influences that can change how a child grows up. For example, if a kid grows up to be the oldest sibling they may develop more leadership skills than if they were born an only child. (this is only a guess of course I have no proof backing this up). I also think that culture has a huge impact on how people grow, in that if you're exposed to different beliefs and ways of living you will adapt to those ways of life (both pros and cons) as opposed to others.

Nature vs. Nurture - Mya M.

2021-02-08 23:50:59 UTC

I find both nature and nurture important parts of a child's development, but overall I think nurture is more important. The environment you grow up in and around greatly influences what type of adult you will be. Not everyone who grows up in a problematic household will become a troubled adult, but it will shape how the individual's brain functions, and how they see the world.

Anthony I.

2021-02-09 17:24:44 UTC

I believe that nature does play a big part but nurture is more impactful. I choose nurture because I think if two twins were separated at birth and raised in separate households with very different parents, then they would grow up to be very different people. If the twins were raised in the same environment you could see a lot more similarities in their personalities. As children develop they absorb a lot of information from their parents and surroundings and I think that will define them as a person more than their genetics. While nurture will build most of your personality, nature does affect your physical traits. You can be raised to be active and play sports but not everyone can be a professional athlete because some don’t have the physical build to be able to.

Nature vs Nurture - Ava K

2021-02-16 01:21:14 UTC

I do think that both nature and nurture each plays a role in the development of a child, however I believe that nurture has more of an impact on the way a child develops. The environment you grow up in has a great influence of how you may act or think. Not to say that if a child grows up in a troubled home that they will necessarily have a troubled life later down the road, but the way they are nurtured can be a big factor in how they develop their personality, relationships or just life skills in general. Growing up and living in a safe, healthy and loving environment compared to a toxic environment will have an impact on the child’s psychological development.

Nature vs Nurture - Katie C

2021-02-17 21:12:02 UTC

Nature and nurture are two very important things for a child's development. However, I believe that nurture has a larger impact. The way a child acts is mainly based upon the people around them. This environment teaches them how to behave and react to certain things. Every child will grow up in different homes with different expectations. Without the right path, many people can grow up to have troubled lives because they never experienced a good home. The child's psychological development doesn't always depend on their parents. It can also be pieced together from experiencing things from our society. We all have our own expectations for ourselves, but they can definitely be affected by the opinions of others around us.

Nature vs Nurture - Kaidence H.

khand17 — 2021-02-23 21:49:23 UTC

I really think that nature and nurture are two of the most important impacts in a child's development. Although i think that nurture has a bigger impact because what we do around children will base the child's actions on how the will grow up and who they will become later in life. Say for example a child is brought up in a troubled home it is more likely for them to have a troubled life later on down the road. this is why we have to make sure we act responsible around children and show them what a safe and healthy home looks like so they don't end up living a toxic life.

Nature vs Nurture - Aidan U

2021-02-26 17:34:22 UTC

I believe that both Nature and nurture are both important however looking at how people adapt and change i think regardless of your genes i think how you are raised helps more then nature however i do understand that nature is important to who a person is but not not impact who they are as a person depending on who they were raised and what happened around them.

Nature vs Nature - Kayley M.

2021-03-02 20:15:09 UTC

Nature and Nurture both play a very important role in a child's development but I believe that nurture is more important for child development. The environment that a child grows up in teaches them so much, and thoughts and beliefs that they develop can be extremely hard to change. When children are raised in troubled homes they can take these views and ways of life with them which can cause them to live a similar life. Everyone is very different and many people are able to break away from trends that their family's have set but it is important to start nurturing a child's personality traits and their ways of life as they are very hard for someone to change when they are older.

Nature vs Nurture sb

2021-03-04 22:57:58 UTC

I believe that nature and nurture are very important, but I think for child development nurture is more important

Nature vs Nurture Kelsey M.

2021-03-10 20:45:35 UTC

I believe both nature and nurture are super important but when it comes to development nurture matters more. Children witness what we do, we set examples and our actions can very easily be transferred over to them. children and very easily impressionable.

Nature vs Nurture - Julia G

2021-03-27 06:45:17 UTC

Both nature and nurture play an important role in a childs life but personally all children are different regardless of their nature. I believe nurture is more important in a childs life. The environment from which a child is raise in, determines how they act and feel to certain things. It matters more on how the child is raise and taught then what is in their nature in my opinion. Children are taught and shown how to behave, they grow by seeing examples of others. Even though nature can have some role in how a child acts, it comes down to more on what the child is taught and what they have experience as they have grow older.

Nature vs Nurture - A.B.

2021-03-31 17:48:04 UTC

I believe that nature is the dominating factor in a child's psychological development. Children can be born into perfectly good families, and still exhibit psychological problems despite having been raised appropriately. alternatively, children born into dysfunctional families have the capacity to behave themselves as an ordinary child would.

Nature vs Nurture J.T.

2021-05-03 18:58:21 UTC

I feel that both play a big role in a child's development, but I believe that nurture prevails. With children's development and the way they are raised or the environment they grow up in, they often exhibit behaviors according to this. But this may not always be the truth because children that may be raised in a 'bad' environment can act the same as a child born into a 'good' environment so nurture doesn't always prevail. These factors help to shape what type of adult you will become.

Nature vs Nurture T.W

2021-05-05 21:04:39 UTC

In my opinion they work together, acting as limiters on each other. One can only effect the child as much as the other lets it. If the child is predetermined to be a certain way, say hyperactive (because of things like add and adhd) the way they are raised can lessen the behaviors they are born with but their is no way to remove it completely. It's like how some people take to thing quicker then other (like playing an instrument or doing math) but if they practice enough they will be just as good or better then someone who is naturally talented who doesn't but in the effort.

Nature vs. Nurture - Z.K

2021-05-06 04:58:52 UTC

Both nature and nurture play an important role in a child's life but personally I think nurture is more important because if a child is brought up in a disturbed household chances are that could have affected the child's development But if you grow up being very nurtured and loved, you will grow up happy. We set examples and children can be easily influenced by how we act.

Nature vs. Nurture - Jordan H

2021-05-10 16:53:28 UTC

Both nature and nurture play a role in the development of a child. However nature is predetermined from the genes you inherit from your parents, while nurture is learned behaviour. Nurture provides opportunities to enhance your inherited qualities or to differ. I believe nurture is more important because it contributes to uniqueness. Siblings (or twins) have similar genetic makeup and nurture helps to bring out individual qualities. The actions of others can greatly influence how you develop, and how you treat others or react to being treated.

Nature vs nurture

2021-05-11 02:00:33 UTC

Both nature and nurture play important roles in the development of a child. Nature is the way you were made from the start, It's your DNA and traits from birth. Nurture is the way you were brought up. That means the lessons your parents taught you and the things you learned through childhood. In my opinion, nurture is more important because children are impressionable. If brought up in a unsafe environment, the child can have long lasting effects throughout the rest of their life.

HR

2021-05-28 03:41:56 UTC

Nurture is more important in my opinion due to me not having the real option for nature growing up but always having nurture.

Nature vs Nurture- Dana Florence

2021-06-14 20:10:31 UTC

I don't think there's a way for either nature or nurture to be dominant in the psychological development of a child, I think they are both the same and influence different parts of how a child will grow. Nature will determine the way an infant reacts to things- a balloon popping makes a loud noise, therefore baby becomes afraid of balloons. Nurture is how a baby is taken care of, or how a baby is not taken care of. That will influence the way a baby develops as well, there's no way to value one over another because they both do such different things. Nurture can also affect and limit nature. If a baby's birth parents, for example, are really outdoorsy, but the people who raise the baby are not, the baby is most likely to not be outdoorsy because of the way it was raised.

Nature vs. Nurture - Emma M

2021-09-23 16:13:06 UTC

Nature and nurture both play an important role in our lives because nature defines who we are while nurture influences our behaviours. In my opinion I think nurture is better because the environment that you are brought up in has a huge impact on who you will be in the future. Children are taught and shown how to behave, they grow up by seeing others example good and even bad behaviours. Children catch on to these behaviours and start to act like others that are around them, so nurture to me has more of an impact and is more important to a Childs development.

Juliana B

2021-10-26 16:51:13 UTC

i believe that nurture is more important as nature is apart of your genes that you inherit from your parents, and you really cant control that. where as nurture is something that can be shown by the environment of when the child is growing up. so if u have a good environment then the child could grow up to be more happy and do better in school etc, where as a bad environment could have negative effects on the child.

nature vs nurture cloe w

2021-10-26 21:13:04 UTC

both nature and nurture play massive rolls in a childs life and development. in my eyes nurture is more important. i feel this way because nurture plays a bigger role and helps more with development than nature. the way you are raised and the environment you grow up in is influential for the nurture aspect.

Danielle S

2021-11-02 21:53:13 UTC

I believe that Nature and nurture play mostly equal roles in child development. How a kid is raised molds their ideals and values and children pick up on things in their environment from infancy and are very heavily influenced by their surroundings. Nurture refers to that and since a lot of our learning is done through experience I would argue that nurture has a slightly bigger affect but not by much. Nature still plays a huge role in child development and we observe this in people and in animals everyday. Kids of divorced parents who spend time with only one parent can also attest to this because sometimes they have a trait of a parent (non-physical) that couldn't have been observed based on lack of time and nurture with that parent.

Nature VS Nurture- Ashley Mahal

ashleymahal726 — 2021-11-07 00:24:57 UTC

Nature and nurture both play a significant role in our lives because nature states who you are, whereas nurture impacts our behaviour. Personally, I believe nurture is more compelling because the surroundings you grew up in influence your decisions, perspectives, and personality. Children learn from their surroundings. They pick up both good and bad habits from those they are brought up around. Children quickly grasp habits and behaviours to form them into who they will be. In conclusion, I think nurture plays a large role in the child's early development.

nurture vs nature - My opinion

2021-11-09 20:45:12 UTC

I believe that nurture and nature are both extremely important to development in infants and children, however if i had to say one is more important than the other i would say nurture is much more important. I believe nurture is more important because no matter what your genetics are if you are in an unhealthy environment or opposite a healthy one it is going to make the most impact on your mental and physical development. if you are raised in a healthy and loving household with both parents and a good education no matter what your genetic struggles may be you are much more likely to have a successful and productive development.

nature vs nurture - Sierra

2021-11-25 21:27:02 UTC

Both nature and nurture play vital role in the development of an individual. The pressing debate in which psychologists contemplate over has gone unanswered for years. Does either genetic inheritance or environmental factors curate the beginning of a human, and continue to allow them to grow? Nature relates to one's predisposed DNA which molds them and provides certain characteristics and behaviours. Whereas nurture is ones development, influenced by their surroundings, culture, family and upbringing. Psychologists have used twin studies in order to properly research just how much of a role nature plays, and provide more insight. These studies have taken twins apart at birth, only to find out they possess similar personality traits and likeliness which aided the nature side of the debate. In conclusion, I believe that nurture plays the most vital role in ones development, due to the factors it encompasses.

Nature vs nurture

2024-06-21 10:18:16 UTC

Nature is not only appearance, but also about character and personality.