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There's a pretty large body of twin study evidence that says as long as you don't abuse your kids, your parenting styles don't matter to their long term persona

• perlgeek 7y ago
  Even if parenting doesn't matter for long term outcomes very much, it certainly affects how parents and kids feel in the 20ish years that typically stay in the same household.
  • cm2012 7y ago
    Also true!
• User23 7y ago
  One thing parents do has a huge effect on outcomes and that is controlling their child's environment. For example, children that attend school with more children with an incarcerated parent are more likely to get in trouble with the law[1]. Similarly, sending a child to a school with a culture of academic achievement, where doing well increases their social status, will have better outcomes. Simply put, childrens' peers influence their development more than their parents, but parents do have some control over who those peers are. [1] https://www.nber.org/papers/w25730?sy=730 https://www.nber.org/papers/w25730?sy=730