How do environment and heredity influence the childs development?
Professionals believe that the child’s personality development and growth depends on both “Nature and Nurture” together. The physical development of the child depends on nurturing along with maximum opportunities. A child’s physical features are determined by heredity. And so, before prior adoption the child’s complete medical check up is a must. The agency involved would give you all the possible relevant information about the birth mother and also about the delivery of the baby. Generally, ‘Personality’ is the result of the ‘Upbringing’ while that of ‘Physical Features’ is ‘Inherited’. For e.g.; A child’s height to certain extent depends on heredity whereas at the same time, nutrition that is good, helps the child to grow his potential height. All values like honesty, integrity etc. are learnt by the child from parents and not generally inherited. People normally associate ones behavior as inherited characteristics, which is not true. This behavior is acquired from the environment. I
