Kids to the same parents. Same home. Same environment. But TOTALLY different.
One loves banannas
One hates banannas
The other loves simple toasted cheese sandwiches. While the other would beg for a chicken casserole with lots of vegetable.
One is totally creative and loves the arts. While the other can only go as far as drawing a stick figure man, maybe with a stick-figure looking house beside.
Loving sports, soccor and following all things football and cricket. “What is cricket?” asks the other.
So how much does genetics play in the development of who our children are? And how much does the environment in which they grow up play a role?
Assuming two kids live in the same environment for the majority of their childhood, you could then say personality is based on genetics?
But assuming both these children have the same parents, same blood line, same genetic makeup, then you could assume it is the environment?
Is there an answer? What is the answer? How are kids born to the same parents, same home, same environment TOTALLY different?
Social interactions, past experiences, possible trauma, birth order – first, second, third and so on… maybe these also have a role to play?
Can we really ignore these factors?
Is there an answer? Will there ever be an answer? Or do we just accept the difference and not question?
How are you different to your siblings? Are your children ‘poles apart’?
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