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How to talk so kids will listen & listen so kids will talk?

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As parents, we think few things are more important than that our children are doing well. Fortunately, through the way we raise them, we can have a significant impact on their mental health. In order to be able to use that influence properly, it is important to know what works well in parenting. Joussemet et al. (2018) are currently conducting research of which the results are not yet in. Their description of their research is interesting anyway because it provides insight into some key aspects of effective parenting.

Did you know these things about heritability?

I came across a Huffington post article from some time ago written by Scott Barry Kaufman in which he teamed up with David S. Moore to list  8 Surprising Facts About Parenting, Genes and What Really Makes Us Who We Are . Do the statements below indeed surprise you? Which surprised you most? How convincing do you find Kaufman's explanations?