Does anyone know (or know where I can do research) how much the parent's age or progression of development affects their child(ren)'s? For example, if I began walking at 9 mos (and my husband), will our son walk earlier or later? Or does that not have any influence on his development? Thanks!
2006-09-19 08:14:50 · 5 answers · asked by CB 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Development milestones are nature/nurture dependent. They will be genetically predispositioned to hit milestones at set ages, but will need the opportunity and encouragement to hit these milestones. If both parents did things early - there is a greater chance that baby will hit these early, although all babies are individual and will develop at their rate!
2006-09-24 22:59:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I remember reading on BabyCenter.com that a parent's timeline does affect their child's. However, I personally think that the parents themselves have a much greater influence on when milestones are hit.
2006-09-20 04:31:51 · answer #2 · answered by Stacey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has very little effect really. Children do things at their own pace. Boys will be different than girls, etc. I DO believe they inherit some innate abilities from the parents though. The web is probably loaded with information about that. Good luck.
2006-09-19 15:38:51 · answer #3 · answered by hawaiijos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every child is different. I don't think it matters what the parents did and when they did it. It might on a few things, but most of the time it doesn't.
2006-09-19 15:17:30 · answer #4 · answered by BeeFree 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe those things have to do more with your child's enviroment than with genetics.
2006-09-19 15:21:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋