Peer influence is more important than parental influence in a child's development

Researches do not have absolute proof that parents' upbringing shapes a child's personality.A new theory states that a growing child is influenced more strongly by his peers than by his parents.Children develop away from their parents towards their peers.They want to be like other children .If they are rejected by their peers,they become miserable.One survey shows that more children blame their peers than their parents for their unhappiness.Therefore parental influence is not as crucial as previously believed.Adopted and natural born children with a common upbringing have been observed to develop differently and many children behave differently at home from when they are in school.They can survive parents' wrongs,peer challengers and adapt to the world outside.

reference from article 2005
Authorised by dr.hamdi