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Regarding environment, you do control it to a big extent. You pick where to live. You pick what your kid is exposed to in early years, like playground, youtube,
by mantas 4y ago
Regarding environment, you do control it to a big extent. You pick where to live. You pick what your kid is exposed to in early years, like playground, youtube, things you do together. You pick childcare (or to skip it). And lots of other small things along the road. And, most importantly, you control yourself which kid takes as baseline and role model.
Of course, it’s not 100% clean room. But parents do have control of massive portion of stuff in early years.
- lupire 4y agoBut how does that environment affect who they are? It affects certain measures of happiness, in the short term, but does it affect their long term future?
- ImPostingOnHN 4y agoYes. Living creatures tend to mimick, primates especially. A primate surrounded by bad personalities will mimick them and develop a bad personality. I think we both understand how a bad personality can affect one's long-term future.
- mantas 4y agoThat sets baseline what the kid will take as normal. E.g. partying vs solo silent entertainment, food habits, substances abuse, relationship with peers and opposite sex, money management habits… It’s not exactly affecting happiness. It’s just laying foundation for personality and lifestyle. If it leads to „happiness“, it depends on culture at the time of him growing up. And wether he will feel a need to fit in or rebel.