Do you agree that children are a reflection of their parents?

Answer 1

mostly yes.. then again you have kids who have broken the cycle of a bad parent and have vowed never to be like them...

Answer 2

Children are a reflection of their environment plus their parenting. Each child is different. It isn't necessarily that a child is labeled "bad" because their parents were "bad at parenting". Some of a child's behavior comes from their chemical make-up. Some things are influenced by television and the media. No one thing determines how a child will turn out. However, it can't hurt to be an understanding, caring parent. And parents should be open to advice and all the help they can get...raising a child is THE most important job anyone could ever have.

Answer 3

Not nessasarily.

Some children look nothing like either of their parents...genetics are a crazy thing.

Some children have nerological disorders, and function in near normal perameters, and often don't get the help they need because of the seeming functuality.

Also let's not forget the great impact that society and television has on our children through school, church, and neighbors.

Parents are but a slice of the pie that impacts a child's life. Often it's not enough to combat what is out there.

Answer 4

I think most children are either a reflection or a rejection of their parents. Pretty much every small child has an idealized image of their parents. They trust their parents implicitly and believe that they know it all. As the child gets older and adopts a more realistic view of people, they may find that they were sadly mistaken about their parents, that they were raised by people who are not worthy of admiration. Some other may find that their parents really are great people worthy of emulating. Personally, I don't want to be anything like my parents.

Answer 5

More often than not. Children react to their environment on a sub-conscious level. They absorb things like a sponge, both good and bad. It molds them, especially in the formative years. Until they can get a sense of their own identity, they will be strong reflections of the parents. Often finding one's identity is a big struggle of throwing off the parents identity that they've picked up along the way.

Answer 6

I beleive they are definitely in the beginning, because when they are young, their parents are the only models they have to mimic, and that is what children do, mimic. But as they get older and discover their independance, a child realizes that they have the freedom to be how they want to be, but they are still restricted by the rules that their parents have for them. But the child will still have their own independant thoughts and preferences. Even more as adult children, when we finally break free from our parent's rules, and create our own rules for our lives. I beleive parents lay the foundation, whether a good one or a bad one, but when children grow up, they do have the power to do and be anything they want to be, regardless of how they were raised. My husband is very intelligent and respectful toward everybody, you wouldn't think he was raised in the family he came from. His father was very abusive. His mother is a very sweet woman, but very judgemental behind your back and loves to gossip. You can let yourself be a reflection of your parents, or choose to free yourself from the cycle.

Answer 7

In many ways, yes I do believe it. If a child shows signs of irresponsibility, then it would most likely mean that the parents are not teaching it, or setting good examples.

However, when the child becomes an adult, then they are totally responsible for making their own choices, even when parents have given them a good foundation. If they make bad choices, then it doesn't always have anything to do with their upbringing.

Answer 8

Depends. Sometimes kids turn out like their parents because that's all they know. I think that all people are reflections of their environment and their own personalities.

Answer 9

I hope not.
I would hate to be considered as a reflection of mine (mother bi-polar and father a mean bas----)
And as for my own 2 boys (now teenagers) ,we've brought them up to think for themselves and form their own opinions within a framework of discipline, love (I hope) ,and decent education.
I wouldn't care how many traits they showed that were considered genetic so long as they were happy and successful in what they did.
I feel too that on meeting kids who are nearing a mirror image of their parents that they have no mind of their own and with boys in particular many of them still seemed tied to Mum's apron strings.

Answer 10

Yes, and if these kids would just concentrate on getting an education our prisons wouldnt be filled like they are.Not enough parent cracking the whip and putting a little fear in their kids to accomplish goals in life.

Answer 11

some are and some arent and some may be to a point i am kind of but i dont always do the things the way that they did i wanted to be/do everything exactly how they did and when they did. my mom married at 17. a very young age . i wanted to at first but now that i think about it i just want to have fun while i can.