“When a parent is missing, younger brothers and sisters may accept the authority of older ones, but they still want to see them as siblings-a relationship that will continue long after childhood is over” (Kluger 189). Sibling parenting can cause the parented child to regard the actual parent as more of an advisor compared to the sibling …show more content…
As Joni E. Johnston, an expert on psychology says, “Children who aren’t loved don’t grow” (58). Without acceptance and love from friends and family, a child’s emotional and mental growth are hindered. Children need love to grow. The environment can bring out the best (or worst) in people. “Some genes are only expressed or ‘turned on’ in response to stimuli from the outside world – environmental influences” (Johnston, 59). Society can throw positive or negative circumstances at children which can in turn activate positive or negative genes. The surroundings of a person can demonstrate how the person reacts in positive or negative situations. Next, everyone is born with some default attitudes and personalities, but the culture in which the people live can affect how they show them. “We’re the product of both nature and nurture; our genes give us our biological potential; our environment, including our culture, determines how we express it” (Johnston, 59).
Depending on culture, people may be free to express their personality given to them by their genes, or they may be forced to suppress their inner desires and fit themselves into the cultural standards. Genes give people their traits, and their environment determines how the traits are