The Nature of Things

Do Parents Matter? (40x9)

Uitzenddatum: Feb 07, 1999

These are 12-year-old Americans. Like all children their age, their personalities are already well defined. We assume their personalities come from their parents but a controversial new theory says we've got it all wrong. When someone proposes an idea that runs counter to what most people think, a controversy results. The influential role of parents has rarely been questioned until now.