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<blockquote data-quote="aeroeng" data-source="post: 259537" data-attributes="member: 6557"><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I have an adult friend who grew up in the foster care system. Her feet are permanently disfigured, because she was forced to ware shoes that were too small for her. She often did not get enough to eat and at one point was put on a special medically supervised diet for kids that were mal-nourished. Yet, she is kind gentle and very emotionally stable. She survived her child hood without becoming a difficult child. At the same time there are so many kids on this site that come from strong loving home environments.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">So I think that yes, the environment a child is put in to can have a profound influence on the child's development. But, not all kids from difficult environments grow up with problems and not all kids with problems had a traumatic experience or were poorly treated. My mom was told that all of my reading difficulties were a result of a "too lax of a home environment". To this day I appreciate her for not lessening to the professionals and continuing fighting for the training I needed. You have wondered for a thousand times, and not found anything. It most likely is not there. In stead wonder a thousand times for what you can do to make it better. Have confidence in yourself and the environment you provided for your child.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I loved Harry Chapin's music, but he was dead wrong when he pinned the U of TX sniper on the sniper's mother. Tests found a brain tumor the size of a base ball. Hopefully our kid's reasons are not that dramatic. It is easy to pin the blame on home environment when you don't know the answer. Don't fall into that trap.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aeroeng, post: 259537, member: 6557"] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]I have an adult friend who grew up in the foster care system. Her feet are permanently disfigured, because she was forced to ware shoes that were too small for her. She often did not get enough to eat and at one point was put on a special medically supervised diet for kids that were mal-nourished. Yet, she is kind gentle and very emotionally stable. She survived her child hood without becoming a difficult child. At the same time there are so many kids on this site that come from strong loving home environments.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]So I think that yes, the environment a child is put in to can have a profound influence on the child's development. But, not all kids from difficult environments grow up with problems and not all kids with problems had a traumatic experience or were poorly treated. My mom was told that all of my reading difficulties were a result of a "too lax of a home environment". To this day I appreciate her for not lessening to the professionals and continuing fighting for the training I needed. You have wondered for a thousand times, and not found anything. It most likely is not there. In stead wonder a thousand times for what you can do to make it better. Have confidence in yourself and the environment you provided for your child.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana]I loved Harry Chapin's music, but he was dead wrong when he pinned the U of TX sniper on the sniper's mother. Tests found a brain tumor the size of a base ball. Hopefully our kid's reasons are not that dramatic. It is easy to pin the blame on home environment when you don't know the answer. Don't fall into that trap.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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