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Discusses the pervasive issue surrounding nature and nurture in child development.

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One pervasive issue in child development is nature versus nurture. Nature is the traits and abilities that we inherit from our parents; whereas nurture is traits and abilities that are acquired from environment and surroundings (Mossler, 2011). Nurture can influence nature either in a positive or negative way. For example, if a child inherits the ability to read at a young age, if this ability is not nurtured, it will not necessarily happen. This can also work in just the opposite way. If a child did not inherit the intellectual capabilities of reading at an early age, if they are intellectually ...

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