which is more important? nature or nurture?
By chenmeiyi
@chenmeiyi (972)
China
9 responses
@chenmeiyi (972)
• China
28 Jul 08
natrue is just like the base of a skyscraper,and nurture ia like all other materials
that build this skyscraper little by little.both of them are indispensable.
happy mylotting.
@mobilecubie (820)
• Philippines
27 Jul 08
Thought they both play a part I think nurture would be more important. It won't matter if you live in a small house with not much things or in a big house with all the things you could want as long as the family you have is close and can provide that which you need to mature. Furthermore the old saying that the apple does not fall from the tree comes into mind.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
27 Jul 08
I think it is a combination of both. It is nature that makes you have a temper or not. While it is nurture or lack of it that makes you react the way you do. A bad temper could run in the family but if you were taught by a loving family , you may not lose your temper as often as the person who didn't come from a loving family.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
28 Jul 08
But it doesn't have to be the birth parents. There are many kids who were and still are being brought up by loving people who are not related to the child. So as long as there is at least one loving grownup raising the child, they do have a great chance to turn out good.
@chenmeiyi (972)
• China
28 Jul 08
children depends on their parents to some extent,parenting is essential to make a good child.
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@raquib (65)
• Bangladesh
27 Jul 08
Both of them are important. By nature, people are calm and innocent when they're born. While growing they gain the quality from listening or viewing others. After being grown up for several years, they want to nurture life. So, both of them are important.
@danishcanadian (28955)
• Canada
28 Jul 08
Naure can only take a person so far, but then again, so can nurture. I think i is impoant to set good examples in everything we do. Don't push, don't.t orce, and encourage those around us o do our best. That way if people are more inluenced by nurture, i will only be for the best.
@chenmeiyi (972)
• China
28 Jul 08
setting good examples around children is really a great driving force for children themselves to be better behaved,better mannered,better educated.
@chenmeiyi (972)
• China
28 Jul 08
i think i should make great efforts to repay your kindness,i am not so good as you thought.
@Valenas (1507)
• United States
27 Jul 08
Nature vs. Nuture, or Family vs. Environment, is a very difficult balance. I believe that both are critical, but children do not need to be sheltered. The more sheltered a child is, the more they won't understand. Children need to depend on their parents for some things, especially when they're defenseless. But, they need to be out in the real world and see what is really going on. Children need to see what they'll be facing as they grow up. The more they're out exploring, the more that they will be able to handle. Sometimes, parents can be a bit biased, and try to raise their children to behave just like them, but the children need to be able to learn what their parents have to teach, learn how the outside world works, and from there, take what they know, form it into a view of right and wrong, and continue to shape themselves from there, learning from mistakes, learning from other's mistakes. If a kid is constantly with his/her parents and just learning what their parents know or want them to know, s/he is not going to learn much. If a kid is just tossed out into the real world to fend for him/herself, s/he is not going to get very far.
@chenmeiyi (972)
• China
28 Jul 08
thank you for your posting,i cannot agree with you more.children should be exposed
to the outside real world to explore themselves,then he/she will be aware of the
world by themselves,it is the first hand experience helps them to be better growing
up.family also plays an important role on children's qualification.like the old
saying runs,like father,like son.
happy mylotting.
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