Parental love matters, ecially in the early years when it shapes the brain. Jeans matter but even if they account for 70 % of a trait like intelligence, the remaining 30% can't make 100%. Encouraging parents to rely on genetic data to guide their child rearing practices is ludicrous. Why don't we invest in programmes that are proven to give children the best possible start in life? I urge you to vote against this motion.
We delve back into the archive to 2018, when we held a debate getting to the heart of nature vs nurture. How much do our parents influence the people that we eventually turn out to be? We were joined by Professor of Behavioural Genetics Robert Plomin, the Developmental Clinical Psychologist Susan Pawlby, therapist, parenting counsellor and broadcaster Ann Pleshette Murphy, and Stuart Ritchie, lecturer in social genetics and developmental psychiatry and author of Science Fictions. Hosting the debate was Doctor and broadcaster, Dr Xand van Tulleken.
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