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Areparentsnotirrevocablyfundamentalinthedevelopmentandgrowthoftheir
children,assaidinanessaycalled
ThePowerofParents
,Yourchildrenwilleventuallyadopt
manyofyourvaluesandtypesofbehaviour,justasyouhavebeeninfluencedbyyourparents.
(
ThePowerofParents,
RoyalCanadianMountedPolice.)?TheodoreTayloralsotouchesupon
thiswhenhewrites,MyfatherhadalwaystaughtmetoaddressanyoneItooktobeanadultas
mister,butTimothydidntseemtobeamister.Besides,hewasblack.(TheCay,pg.35,
Taylor,T.)Inthisquoteoneseesthepolitenessimposeduponhimbyhisfather,andhowhis
motherhadledhimtobelievethatblackpeopleareinferiortohim.Manydifferentsourcesshow
justhowimportantandinfluentialparentsareduringthedevelopmentoftheirchildren.

Manydifferentsourcesshowjusthowimportantandinfluentialparentsareduringthe
developmentoftheirchildren.Parentingisfundamentalwhenitcomestohowachildgrowsup,
asstatedinthefollowingexcerpt,Butparentinggoesfarbeyondtherequirementsformeeting
thebasicsurvivalneedsofthechild,andparentshaveasignificantinfluenceonhowchildren
turnout,includingtheirpersonality,emotionaldevelopment,andbehavioralhabits,aswellasa
hostofotherfactors.(UndergraduateResearchJournalfortheHumanSciencesKwalombota
Mahalihali.)Parentsarefundamentalinachildsabilitytohandlelifesdecisions,buttheyalso
changewhatachilddoeswhenconfrontedwithstressfulsituations,assaidbyBethelMogesand
KristiWeber,Butparentinggoesfarbeyondtherequirementsformeetingthebasicsurvival
needsofthechild,andparentshaveasignificantinfluenceonhowchildrenturnout,including
theirpersonality,emotionaldevelopment,andbehavioralhabits,aswellasahostofother
factors.(Moges,Bethel,andKristiWeber."ParentalInfluenceontheEmotionalDevelopment
ofChildren."
DevelopmentalPsychologyatVanderbilt
.)Somebookshavebeenpublished
claimingthatallcharacteristicsofachildaregenealogical,thoughthishasbeendisprovedby
manyclaims,includingthefollowing,Then,parentscreatetheenvironmentthatthechildis
raisedin,andheavilyinfluenceintelligenceandpersonalitybythewaystheyinteractwiththe
child.("HowDoParentsInfluenceChildreninLife?|ENotes.").Afewotherpeopleshowthat
childrenareinfluencedbytheirparents,suchasthefollowing,
Basedonacomprehensive
reviewofthesocialscienceresearch,andahandfuloffocusgroupswith41youngpeople,the
reportshowshowpeers,school,communityandhugelyimportantparents,togetherinfluence
andmutuallyreinforcethesocialattitudesandaspirationsofchildrenandyoungpeople.
(Ottovordemgentschenfelde,Svenja."HowDoParentsInfluenceTheirChildren'sAttitudesto
Life?ConnectedLearningResearchNetwork.)andTheodoreTaylorshowsthatPhillipis
impactedbyaparentalfigureinhislife,TheywereonemorepartofthelegacyTimothyhad
leftme.(Taylor,Theodore.
TheCay
pg.122.)

Parentingisfundamentalwhenitcomestohowachildgrowsup,asstatedinthe
followingexcerpt,Butparentinggoesfarbeyondtherequirementsformeetingthebasic
survivalneedsofthechild,andparentshaveasignificantinfluenceonhowchildrenturnout,

includingtheirpersonality,emotionaldevelopment,andbehavioralhabits,aswellasahostof
otherfactors.(UndergraduateResearchJournalfortheHumanSciencesKwalombota
Mahalihali.)Manypeoplebelievethatparentingissimplytakingcareofachild,butyoumustbe
suretoactthewayyouwouldlikeachildtobeacting.Childrenpickuphabitsfrommostpeople
andthereforemanypeopleactdifferentlyaroundimpressionablechildren.Whenchildrenpick
uptheseactionstheyproveinadvertentlythatparentscanchangetheirchildrenswaysof
thinking.Somecharactertraitsaregenealogicalandpasseddownbyparents.Ifaparentis
strong,thenthechildwillmostlikelybestrong,whichwouldboosttheirconfidence.Someways
ofthinkinganddecisionscouldalsobechangedbecauseofgenes.Traitsarebothgenealogical
andpickedup.

Parentsarefundamentalinachildsabilitytohandlelifesdecisions,buttheyalso
changewhatachilddoeswhenconfrontedwithstressfulsituations,assaidbyBethelMogesand
KristiWeber,Butparentinggoesfarbeyondtherequirementsformeetingthebasicsurvival
needsofthechild,andparentshaveasignificantinfluenceonhowchildrenturnout,including
theirpersonality,emotionaldevelopment,andbehavioralhabits,aswellasahostofother
factors.(Moges,Bethel,andKristiWeber."ParentalInfluenceontheEmotionalDevelopment
ofChildren."
DevelopmentalPsychologyatVanderbilt
.)WhenBethelMogesandKristiWeber
saythistheyarecompletelycorrect,especiallywhentheysaythatparentsarevitaltotheir
childrensemotionalandbehavioralhabits.Parentsarenotonlyvitaltoemotionalandbehavioral
habits,butalsotheirchildrensjob,and,inaway,theireducationalturnout.Parentsare
influentialintheirchildseducationalhabitsandturnoutthroughthewaytheystudy,work,and
howactivetheyareintheirchildseducation.IntheCayTheodoreTaylorshowswhatPhillips
motherhadtaughthim,andhowthatinfluencedhim,Yes,theyweredifferent.Theyateraw
fish(Taylor,Theodore.
TheCay
.pg.38).InthisTheodoreTaylorfirstshowsthatPhillipis
greatlyinfluencedbyhismother,alsothatheissqueamishaboutrawfish.Thisthoughtthat
blackpeoplewereeversoverydifferentfromhimiswhatcausedtheoriginalbarrierbetween
PhillipandTimothy.Inconclusionchildrencanbeinfluencedbytheirparentsineithergoodor
badways.

Somebookshavebeenpublishedclaimingthatallcharacteristicsofachildare
genealogical,thoughthishasbeendisprovedbymanyclaims,includingthefollowing,Then,
parentscreatetheenvironmentthatthechildisraisedin,andheavilyinfluenceintelligenceand
personalitybythewaystheyinteractwiththechild.("HowDoParentsInfluenceChildrenin
Life?|ENotes.").Whenthispostsays,parentscreatetheenvironmentthatthechildisraised
in,itshowsthatdependingontheenvironmentathomethechildcouldchange.Ifthechildlives
inaprotectedenvironment,thenthechildwillmostlikelynotbepreparedformuch,butifthe
childgrowsupinaharsh,brutalenvironmentthenthechildwillnothaveagoodoutlookonlife.
Aparentcontrolstheenvironmenttheirchildgrowsupinbothathomeandatschool.TheCay
alsoshowsthatthoughparentscaninfluencechildren,socanotherimportantfiguresintheir
livesBecauseitwasonmymindItoldhimmymotherdidntlikeblackpeopleandaskedhim
why(
Taylor,TheodoreTheCayPg.39.
).ManypeoplethoughtthewayPhillipsmotherdidat
thetime,butthroughhiswordsPhillipshowsthathevaluesTimothysopinion.InPhillips
changehealsoprovesthatotherpeoplecanplayparentalrolesinachildslife.Thoughsome
believethatchildrenhavenooriginaltraitsmanymoresaythattheydo,andsuchcanbechanged

byparentalfiguresintheirlives.