| Personality has VERY little to do with genetic factors. | | | | Kids could be positively impacted by learning social |
| Genetics don't have emotions... think about it. People | | | | skills and coping skills and work skills ... but parents and |
| who would love to blame their negative traits on | | | | teachers don't truly study and teach these things. I |
| genetics came up with this Pop theory. I have never | | | | can't think of a single Parent who has read one |
| met some one who wasn't able to change if they truly | | | | parenting book that I know of... can you? if you can... |
| desired it... in fact we all change over time. Change is | | | | what are all the other parents doing? I have to go to |
| constant and one the true universals in life. If you are | | | | college and do internships for about 7 years full-time |
| open and willing to do the work... you change a lot over | | | | before I can legally give a parent some tips on |
| time. If you are very closed and don't want to do any | | | | parenting... how much more skill would it take to |
| work on yourself... you change very slowly ... but you | | | | actually raise a child and do it well? No, Parents are not |
| change. | | | | trained and not ready for parenting... they just kid |
| Personality traits have to do with perception... with the | | | | themselves they will be okay... and they are all |
| meaning you give to events.... not the events | | | | surprised when it goes wrong. Would you be surprised |
| themselves. That's why 2 people in the exact same | | | | if you attempted heart surgery with out ever studying... |
| environment will be radically different. It is only the need | | | | and the patient died? It's a miracle our kids survive... but |
| to maintain family harmony and conformity that gives | | | | that's exactly what they are doing... surviving out in the |
| us the illusion of being similar within a family. And most | | | | wilderness on their own, trying to find a way to get by, |
| people can see beyond that illusion pretty quickly. | | | | trying to forage out a meager existence... and many |
| Behaviorists tried this experiment... trying to keep | | | | are badly wounded along the way. |
| environment and experiences the same to see if | | | | Study some NLP, ZEN Therapy and read Awaken the |
| people were impacted the same ... the answer was | | | | Giant Within... it will give you many of the answers you |
| "NO." | | | | seek. |
| There are just over 300 million people in the USA, and | | | | I hope this helps and gives food for thought... there are |
| just over 300 million different philosophies, personalities | | | | 300 million more opinions to go... so keep searching. |
| and views of the world. | | | | |