Parenting Doesn't Matter

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[pennsays]

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[pennsays]

There's an entire book on this subject called The Nurture Assumption by Judith Rich Harris.

[DiceWarwick]

100% One of the best things I have ever herd, it gives me the warm and fuzzyes

[stfwho]

@acestringpicker Buddhists are atheists, Jains are atheists, Scientologists are atheists. They don't believe in God. A theist is someone who believes in a God. An atheist is someone who does not believe in a God. Believing in God and having a religion are two different things.

[jengillette]

@ClintSevilla LOL- I guess that's what I get for commenting on a book I've never read- ;-) I guess my remarks were slanted more at Penn and his brash way of saying "Parenting doesn't matter" yeah.. PARENTING is everything- yes kids make their own choices, but for good or for bad, our parents (or lack of parenting) is the SINGLE biggest influencer in all of our lives..

[Vincentaneous]

@ClintSevilla I think that's what Penn said: He said it matters what the parents ARE not what they DO to the kid. Yes Freakonomics says that the presence of the books does nothing. The books are indicators of what the parents are - i.e., people who love reading, etc. Penn's point is that if a parent does not like to read, it doesn't matter how much they force their kids to read, and conversely, a parent who loves to read does not have to force their kids to read. The reading doesn't matter.

[Rurne]

@Atreus21

Thank you.

I too, love Penn. But I will say that, parenting is setting a true example on how to live within the social contract. If you have the talent, it is your parent's *responsibility* to give you the opportunities to fulfill your potential without pushing you to overstrain your talents. It is not a job to *force* you to overexert, but it's not a privilege to leave you in languor either to assume you'll just rise above off of natural ability.

[major600]

They also say that children who are taught to read before kindergarten are usually caught up with by the time they start first grade. Some kids get off to a quicker start than others, but in the end all of that early cramming means nothing.

[ClintSevilla]

@555orchid Freakonomics does not support what he just said. The author was pointing out a false causation, which an elected official saw a study that reported more books in a household equaled a more successful child so that official wanted to give free books to every child. The correlation was true, but the presence of the books was not the cause. The parents of the child valued education(i.e. read many books), so they were more adamant on schooling. Parents valuing education = successful child

[ClintSevilla]

@jengillette penn is interpreting the book incorrectly. It did not support what he just said. The author was pointing out a correlation that demonstrate "more books in a household equals a higher chance of success for a child". This correlation is true, but the presence of the books(the author never talked about the effects of reading the book to them) did not do this. It was because the parents valued education i.e. so many books.

[ClintSevilla]

I read Freakonomics and I believe Penn is interpreting it incorrectly. The author was talking about how an elected official wanted to give free books to every single kid because a study showed a correlation between the amount of books in a home and a child's success. The author then pointed out this was nonsensical because it wasn't the books making this happen but the fact that the parents cared about education(i.e. so many books).

[jengillette]

Stupidest things I've ever heard.. Parenting does matter!! To know that ur parents love you is a very empowering thing!! Jails r full of men who's dad's were not in the picture- the dad is more important than just genes and financial support.. Boys learn how to be a man by watching their dad. Sometimes what to do.. Sometime what not to do. I do agree w his point that we should read to our kids out of love, and not out of obligation or duty.. But isn't that a no brainer?

[jengillette]

Liberating and beautiful to realize that parenting doesn't matter? That's got to b one of the stuoi