Childhood memories, especially traumatic ones, most often than not, impact on one's adult life. Is this true of your life? If you realise you have inherited some undesirable traits from such unhappy memories, will you do anything to change that? A child from an abusive family will grow up having an abusive relationship as well. True? False?
On the flip side, a child growing up in a secure, harmonious environment will become responsible adults. True? False?
Please give the question much thought before attempting to answer it. Thank you.
2006-07-06 16:12:11 · 5 answers · asked by reformed_witch 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Correction : 'will become a responsible adult'
2006-07-06 16:14:04 · update #1
Wow, I'd say a lot of your childhood affects your life as an adult. Though I have seen children from broken households come out as strong adults, and children from seeminly happy households turn out a mess. The intricacies of our brains are too hard to understand. So many factors can change what we turn out to be. Parents can only try to do their best to give the appropriate amount of guidance, nuturing, and discipline. It's a tough balance! I think childhood bullies at school can affect us as we grow old. Low self-esteem is an issue that can last well into adulthood.
I don't think there is a hard fast definition of the ideal living environment for a child. Everyone is different. We are born with personalities. You can see a personality in each newborn! So what we are able to handle varies within each of us.
2006-07-06 16:18:37 · answer #1 · answered by RxGirl704 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is not necessarily true. As an adult we have the choice to decide if we're going to let our past dictate who we choose to be.
There are many people with horrible childhoods that become adults who help others not hurt others. On the flip side there are those who grow up with a loving family and they decide to be a menace to society. We all have a Free Will. What kind of person do you want to be. Bill Gates, who helps others with his wealth? Or Paris Hilton who does nothing but please herself with her wealth?
2006-07-06 23:21:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You make some good points, and I agree with them. It's true - if you grow up in a very positive environment with positive role models you will raise your own children the same way. The same goes for the opposite.
I see it all the time - the trouble-makers in the neighborhood...they have a bad past, usually with family. The ones who are very well behaved seem to come from very polite and successful families.
2006-07-06 23:18:14 · answer #3 · answered by miss_gem_01 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes this is true, sometimes it isn't. I came from an abusive household (sexual, verbal, emotional, physical) but I NEVER raised my kids the same way I was raised. It actually made me realize how I DIDN'T want to raise my kids!! And I have awesome kids now!
2006-07-07 00:10:04 · answer #4 · answered by honey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everything in your childhood affects your life as an adult!!!
2006-07-06 23:15:49 · answer #5 · answered by half insane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋