Which one plays a critical role in determining children 's personality? Congenital cause or the way of parenting?

I believe that it is both congenital and parenting that play critical roles in determining personality.

I've discovered that good parenting significantly shapes the personality and behavior of children and can overcome many congenital behaviors.

Children learn how to behave, what is acceptable, what to say and do, adults and parents are significant contributors to child memory, perceptions and behaviors. What surprises me is that peer pressure, even at the toddler age appears to have more influence on what our children say and do and how they behave.

Also, we all perceive things differently and different experiences to draw upon. Even a group or family experiencing the same event will have similar but differing recollections of the same event. There inlays the core of why I believe our personalities are so different.

I find that this website is a good start on understanding and discovering the theories on personality development.

What Factors Affect Personality Development in Childhood?

Thomas Zerbarini

Which one plays a critical role in determining children 's personality? Congenital cause or the way of parenting?