“Who is such a bully? Look at your brother (sister) who is calm,” parents sometimes say to a child who is guilty of something. Experts believe that genetics does not play the role that dads and moms think.
Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – March 29, 2021 – Articles
Scientists have studied the behavior of identical twins. Everything was interesting: their habits, behavior, mental health. Eventually, it was found that it was parenting methods, not genetics, that influenced behavioral problems: children who were shouted at (corporal punishment) were more likely to exhibit antisocial behavior.
“Studies of the effects of corporal punishment have led the American Academy of Pediatrics to recommend that corporal punishment not be used, but banned in many countries, including flip-flops,” said Elizabeth Gershoff, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and author of the study. leads to more, not less, behavioral problems in children.”
A similar study was conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan. They also studied the behavior of the twins.
“It would be unethical to take families and randomly assign some of them to slap or speak harshly towards their children. The study involved 1,030 pairs of twins, many of whom treated their children differently,” the experts explained.
And here the result of the study coincided with what colleagues did – in families where parents punished one twin child, but did not punish another, there was an expected increase in bad behavior by those who were considered a bully.
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Source: Ukrgate
