Scared expectant parents are always told that knowing how to take care of their offspring just comes naturally. Turns out a new study by Michigan State University psychologists backs up that theory with cold, hard facts.
A statistical analysis of 56 studies about the origins of parenting habits around the globe, involving more than 200,000 families, determined that genes play a big part in how adults choose to parent their children, according to Science Daily. The study, which was published in the Psychological Bulletin, a research journal of the American Psychological Association, found that our genetics control 23 to 40 percent of the positive and negative emotions that parents hold toward their children.
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