Journal Entry #5: Nature vs. Nurture
*What are your beleifs about nature vs. nurture? Which has a greater impact? Why?
My beleif about nature vs. nurture is that a person is impacted by both, but nurture has a greater impact on a person's life than nature. Nature is what you are born with. It is the DNA/ genes that you get from your parents. For example, eye and hair color, facial features, and hieght. Nurture is what you are taught or what you gain by the people and enviornment around you. For example, manners, eating habbitts, and the way you act/treat others. I beleive that nurture has a greater impact on a person's life because it affects the persons health, how they act and what they do with their life. For example, a child who is surrounded by people who have good work ethics, will probably have good work ethics and grow up to be successful. A child who is surrounded by happy, loving people, will most likely become a happy, loving person. Nature defines you, but nurture makes you.
*Which one - nature or nurture - impacts a prenatal to one year old child more?
Once again, I beleive that nature and nurture both have an impact on a prenatal to one year old child, but nurture defanitely has a greater impact than nature. One reason why nurture has a huge impact is because a prenatal baby's health and development depends on how the mother treats her own body. For example, if a mother does not eat right or get the nutriants that she needs it could hurt the baby. Also, if a mother smokes, drinks or does drugs, it could not only hurt the baby, but also the baby could become addicted the substance. One reason why nurture has a very big impact on a one year old is because it can affect there personality/mood and how they act when they get older. For example, if a baby's parents/ family are always yelling and fighting, or presenting themselves with a negative attitude toward the baby, the child will most likely start to act like them and could possibly have behavioral issues when they get older.
*Give examples of how "nurture" has influenced the way you have developed.
Nurture has influenced the way that I have developed in many ways. For example, my parents have always used good manners and from a very young age, they have taught me to use good manners, such as saying thankyou. Also, my parents have always tried to be nice to others and have taught me that I should be nice and always treat others how I would like to be treated. My parents have always had good work ethics, and that has taught me to have good work ethics. Most of my whole extended family is religous and so I have been surrounded by a community of religous people in my family, church, sunday school, and bible study. Being surrounded by these communitys has made me a very religous person and has influenced the way that I act and that actions that I take. These are just some of the ways that nurture has influenced the way that I have developed.
My beleif about nature vs. nurture is that a person is impacted by both, but nurture has a greater impact on a person's life than nature. Nature is what you are born with. It is the DNA/ genes that you get from your parents. For example, eye and hair color, facial features, and hieght. Nurture is what you are taught or what you gain by the people and enviornment around you. For example, manners, eating habbitts, and the way you act/treat others. I beleive that nurture has a greater impact on a person's life because it affects the persons health, how they act and what they do with their life. For example, a child who is surrounded by people who have good work ethics, will probably have good work ethics and grow up to be successful. A child who is surrounded by happy, loving people, will most likely become a happy, loving person. Nature defines you, but nurture makes you.
*Which one - nature or nurture - impacts a prenatal to one year old child more?
Once again, I beleive that nature and nurture both have an impact on a prenatal to one year old child, but nurture defanitely has a greater impact than nature. One reason why nurture has a huge impact is because a prenatal baby's health and development depends on how the mother treats her own body. For example, if a mother does not eat right or get the nutriants that she needs it could hurt the baby. Also, if a mother smokes, drinks or does drugs, it could not only hurt the baby, but also the baby could become addicted the substance. One reason why nurture has a very big impact on a one year old is because it can affect there personality/mood and how they act when they get older. For example, if a baby's parents/ family are always yelling and fighting, or presenting themselves with a negative attitude toward the baby, the child will most likely start to act like them and could possibly have behavioral issues when they get older.
*Give examples of how "nurture" has influenced the way you have developed.
Nurture has influenced the way that I have developed in many ways. For example, my parents have always used good manners and from a very young age, they have taught me to use good manners, such as saying thankyou. Also, my parents have always tried to be nice to others and have taught me that I should be nice and always treat others how I would like to be treated. My parents have always had good work ethics, and that has taught me to have good work ethics. Most of my whole extended family is religous and so I have been surrounded by a community of religous people in my family, church, sunday school, and bible study. Being surrounded by these communitys has made me a very religous person and has influenced the way that I act and that actions that I take. These are just some of the ways that nurture has influenced the way that I have developed.
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