What Role Does Genetics Play In Child Development

Genetics play an important role in development as far as I have experienced. An early experience, which contributed in my development, would be education and my culture. School has always been an immense part of my life for development. Teachers and classmates played a major role for good educational experiences. They helped me to enhance and learn academic abilities. Also, culture contributes in child growth and the person they eventually become. My parents played an active role shaping my cultural and spiritual life by providing me a continuous opportunity to interact with my peers and adults of all ages who share same religious belief and who can act as cultural role models. I practiced same customs and belief, which made me feel a sense of belonging and pride for the community.
As a child, my developmental experience was substantial through the observation of family behavior. I learnt practices by participating in traditional festivals; holidays where I get to wear traditional dresses and enjoy specific food. Also, when I was a kid, I enjoyed making craft

books and family tree where I used to document about family occasions, drawing, pasting the pictures my dad took through his camera and labeling them as a short story. Nowadays, I capture videos to make a similar effect. Moreover, learning about one’s own culture is important and supreme, it plays an enormous role in how child recognize, organize and adapt the cultural meanings.
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1. What were your eating habits as a child? In what ways are they similar or different to your current eating habits? Were your eating habits a forerunner to whether or not you have a weight problem today?
Being a kid, it was natural that I ate the foods I enjoy the most even if it wasn’t a healthy option.

Healthy food choices aren’t that eye appealing. When I was a child, I used to follow peers path. TV commercials for junk food seemed to be impossible to avoid. For my parents, it was always difficult to convince my elder brother and me that an apple is as sweet as a chocolate chip cookie. In other words, an apple a day keeps a doctor away. Moreover, my parents ensured our diet in nutritious ways like motivating us to eat more fruit and vegetables rather than sodas and potato/tortillas chips. When I grew little older, I was given education about well-balanced nutritious foods, which help us to live a long and healthy life. I used to read books written by different nutritionist about eating well, as well as I used to visit my doctor every six months to gain the knowledge about healthy food versus unhealthy

food.
My eating habits definitely acted as a forerunner for not having a weight problem today because it encouraged me a lot of physical exercises. People, who eat right and equal amount, have more energy to play and to engage in different sports activities comparing to people who consume high fat and sugar. I made it possible by reinforcing my new healthy habits. For instance, making my own lunch. My eating habits are totally different nowadays than I used to eat when I was a kid. Getting a proper education from teachers, parents and my doctor definitely helped me to choose the foods I eat wisely.