Re: Could Some Forms Of Punitive Parenting Lead To Creating A Sociopath?
The problem with that sort of research is that hindsight is 20/20. The link between nature and nuture is not fully understood. We can 'guess' all we want, but we'll never be able to explain what may already be "miswired" naturally in someone that is brought out by or intensified by nurture, or if it would have happened any way, or why sometimes those with unbelievably horrendous childhoods can grow up to be some of the nicest people. One example is "The Boy Called It". Why did I turn out so incredibly different from my family? From the same family, one sees variation. No one can explain that yet. I think there is an incredible amount of danger in ascribing certain behaviours, and the way a child 'turns out', to just the way that child was raised.
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