How does childhood determine who you will become?
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Personally, my childhood has had a great impact on me. In my opinion the environment which you are exposed to in your childhood has an extreme impact on me. I was born in Brazil, in a city which everyone was extremely friendly and kind towards each other. Thus, I think that deeply effected my personality and the person who I am today.
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Kids, like adults, will have an array of influences.  It depends upon the child which of those influences will be dominant, but in general I'd say parents first, media second, and friends third.  For many, though, none of these will be dominant.  For free thinking young people, their own exploration of religious dogma and its effects upon their lives and the lives of others is very important.
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You will grow up together, and ultimately grow apart.  People change as they get wiser and interests change.
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Such characteristics are shaped by the chromosomes you receive from your parents. There's a gene for every color of eye, color of hair, thickness of hair, color of skin, thickness of skin, shape of eyes, weight, height, life span, character, etc.\n\nEvery person receives information for every part from 2 people, so it will have 2 probably eye color, hair color, etc. Even when only one will appear, that person still can give the other gene to a child.
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depends on how the gene pool shakes out for the child.
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well , what are you now??? i would imagine your personality would stay sorta the same,,,,,,,but would be slightly altered by the differece in the way you grew up
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There are a lot of factors, I'm sure, and probably many that neither of us are aware of. We are born "tabula rasa" (a blank slate), and what we are -- I said what, not who -- is dependent on the experiences we have, the environments we are thrust into, the choices and decisions we make. For example, a boy who feels hated by his father, yet wants his father's love, might seek it sexually from another man when he eventually becomes an adult. \n\nAsk your questions one at a time, as we all do when we're growing up. For example, does it mean you're gay if you look at another man's genitals in the locker room? (If it does, then we're all queens of the May, 'cause we all do!)\n\nFind a professional to discuss what you believe is a problem. Out of what you learn, make your own choices and decisions. Set goals for your own happiness in life, and follow them. What you cannot change, accept -- but don't accept every "wonder" idea that pops into your head; most of them are pure b-s.
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Some do, some don't. \nWhen you grow up and are able to question the way you were brought up, you will also decide wheather you like the way you were brought up or not. Some poeple will change the way they think, some will decide that they like what they have and stick to it.
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it depends on your genes
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Your biochemical makeup and who you are are two vary seperate things. Of couse you should learn to accept yourself nomater what, but that's only part of it. Who you are, how you act, those are the importent things, they are decisions that you make. So if your mom was an alchalic (just for the sake of example) you are predisposed geneticly to become an alchohalic, but then your pesonality (you) can decide that you don't want to drink. There are controversel new studys that involve actualy changeing DNA via genetic engeneering,this technology has not come to far as of yet. For now you cannot change your predispostiosions, but you can change your actions. This is speacking form a pure biological standpoint, of course many religios and supernatural belifes exist haveing to do with the human ablity to change matter and being.
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There are several aspects in the development of a child and i guess the answer varies based on that\n\nIntellectual aspects: Some people learn better alone and some in groups, so lack of good peer relationships might hamper a child learning if its a group learner.\n\nScoial aspects: lack of long lasting and meaningful peer relationships might lead to socila wihdrwal in adult years. But then again there is always a possibility that the child was introverted to begin with.\n\nSelf identity and self esteem: This is unfortunately a major influence. \nAlthough i think the human animal is very resilient and events in childhood need not necassarily permanently influnce the life of a person.\n\n-Ravi
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I think the ability to be either are put into all of us at birth. My mom works in a hospital and I hear all the time about these miracle babies in the Intensive Care Nursery. The doctors and parents always say "They are really fighting". I believe that you are either born with that or you are not. Also the environment you are raised in can either nurture that or ruin it.
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you will find out when you grow up
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depends on your age. But basically your persona is molded during the first 10 or so years of your life. After that any change comes hard and is not always successful
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You name forms part of your identity in the sense that it's with you practically from birth, it's been used to refer to you since you were born (or even before), people hear your name and associate it with you. If other people call you by your name, you know they're talking to you.\n\nIt's just by association really - you could have any name and the name itself doesn't mean much, other than what names your parents like and can also give a few pointers about your origin geographically - the only thing that really matters is that it is used to refer to you as a person. It's the most convenient way to have a common reference point to talk about the same person.
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We all have some of our little kid nature in us.  It helps us to escape the harsh realities of this world.  Ignore all the answers on here that tell you do act differently.  Have fun and be like Peter Pan -- never grow up!
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I think it changes from time to time thru out life.  Sometimes we identify by music, or lifestyle, or where we're living, or our political beliefs, or as parents or as kids.  Good question but I'd rather not have to put any of us into little groups; we can belong to several at once.  I think.