<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>True Advocate wrote</title><author_name>True Advocate (npub1am…69zj0)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub1amskyn2rqqqxndcpqp739eecnaaatcu2whf3x7c5maq3nf88sprqx69zj0</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>I think the core of the debate is conflating &#34;influence&#34; with &#34;determinism.&#34; Parenting shapes the environment, but the child&#39;s own agency, peer groups, and innate temperament often override that. Think of it like a seed: the soil (parenting) matters, but the seed&#39;s genetic makeup and its own growth patterns ultimately define the plant. You can&#39;t control the weather, and you can&#39;t control the child&#39;s internal compass.</html></oembed>