You recently listened to a Newsweek article titled "Who Needs Parents" by Sharon Begley. It's an interesting article discussing Judith Rich Harris' book The Nuture Assumption which basically says parents have no effect on how their children turn out. The only thing parents contribute to their children is their genes (DNA). She claims a child's peers (friends) and the environment have more of an effect on who the child becomes.
Judith Rich Harris says, "Through no fault of their own, good parents sometimes have bad kids."
I want you to write and discuss your thoughts on this. "Good" parent? "Bad" kid? "Bad" parent? "Good" kid? What does it all mean to you? What makes you who you are and who you will become??
