Nature Nurture and Choices
I heard on the internet
a doctor saying
that you can't blame
your parents or the Government
you are responsible
for your life
you made the choices
that created your life
I agree to a certain degree
you choose if you're going to drink
you choose if you're going to do drugs
you choose if you're going to study
but Governments also choose
they decide what investments to make
they decide how many schools to create
decision's that affect the economy
you can't blame the child
for not getting work
if companies are destroyed
by government decisions
Some times the Parents
make decisions
when one parents decides to drink
the child is brought up in a world of poverty
Struggling with schooling
there is no support from tutors
alcoholic fights can limit
the time for study
The child that has
supportive parents
without alcohol or drug problems
has a better chance
The child that has parents
with the money to support
their education has a better chance
poverty affects development
Country's go to war
because of Government decisions
soldiers that come back from war
disabled by PTSD
Parental disability affects child development
parents that spend time reading
to their children
affect their child's development
social interaction friends
the ideas of other children
affect the child
children can encourage each other
supporting education
group discussion can lead
to developmental growth
or they can encourage child
to abscond from school
children from gangs
fight with each other
bullying each other
destroying self esteem
leading to depression
avoidance and at times suicide
to say choice belongs to the child
is to put the blame
on just the shoulders of the child
that is not fair and not the truth
if you have to have blame
then a percentage of blame
lies on everyone shoulders
Government decisions affect lives
the decisions and attitudes of parents affect children
The ideas of friends, enemies and relations
all have an affect on the child
fear of abusive adults creates anxiety
perhaps that anxiety personality development
Anger and fear appear to be
opponent emotions
when the child becomes angry
it overcomes fear
Nature, Nurture and choices
even genetics the healthy good looking child
gets employment easier
skinny people a seen as having an illness
Is the personality of the child fixed by genetics
or developmental, strength and confidence coming from
academic and sporting success
failure, building anxiety, fears and phobia
Copyright © Bernard Barclay | Year Posted 2020
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