Temperament
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For this discussion, focus on the development of temperament in the context of nature and nurture, emphasizing the parent-child relationship.
Share real-life professional or personal observations that illustrate the development of temperament, citing major theories or recent research that support your observations.
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Discusses how nature verses nurture affects the development of temperament. References included.
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Nature is the traits and abilities that we inherit from our parents; whereas nurture is traits and abilities that are acquired from environment and surrounding. 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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