Duration: 4:11
What Parents Need to Know about Phenotypes and Genes
Your child’s behavior and health later in life are determined by their early social environment which interacts with their biology. Adversity can create a behavioural phenotype that may be inappropriate to the world your child will grow into.
Maladaptive Behaviours Develop When the Social Environment is Unsupportive
In the early years, a child’s genome interprets and adapts to stressful information. An unsupportive community sends signals that can have life-long consequences.
Featuring:
Dr. Moshe Szyf
