marinus18
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I had a very dominated childhood and I still have moments like that. I love the sense of purpose and direction and making my parents proud of me.
With sophisticated techniques I mean talking to them in a clear fashion and going through their past crimes in a way that makes them think carefully and understand why it's wrong. Instead of just yelling at them or accusing them of being bad. Parenting is a skill with many tricks and techniques and intelligence is a great boon to learning those.
You also said that they would worry about things that wouldn't occur to a dummer person but that's not necessarily a good thing either. It means a child could have problems and the parent just doesn't notice or can't deduce the reason.
Intelligence is the ability to think on a higher plane and consider more factors. It also affects thinking speed.
"well, it’s not known to me, for one. I thought intelligence came from a diverse combination of genes that lurk within the genome of the less than intelligent, not causing intelligence on their own. they are very unlikely to be perfectly passed on, unless both parents have exactly the same intelligence genes. and even with one of those combination of genes leading to intelligence, there’s the environment of the womb for brain development, and a number of traumatic and deranging things that can mess up your brain after you’re born."
If intelligence is brought on by genes it's heritable. Simple as that. The complexities are true and intelligent parents and not sure to have intelligent children but it's highly likely.
If womb conditions affect the brain's growth in any significant way it very rarely leaves it able to function. Also events later in life don't affect your intelligence. However it does affect your ability to use that intelligence.
You are right in that a large difference in intelligence between parent and child can make things harder but my point is that this goes both ways. A highly intelligent child being raised by a not very intelligent parent also suffers. They usually can't be disciplined because they learn how to manipulate their parents and the parent is unable to support or talk with them about many of their activities. Which often leaves them feeling isolated.
I more think an intelligent parent is a boon as long as they are willing to put in the effort. However if a parent is not willing to put effort into their child they are a bad parent either way.
I had a very dominated childhood and I still have moments like that. I love the sense of purpose and direction and making my parents proud of me.
With sophisticated techniques I mean talking to them in a clear fashion and going through their past crimes in a way that makes them think carefully and understand why it's wrong. Instead of just yelling at them or accusing them of being bad. Parenting is a skill with many tricks and techniques and intelligence is a great boon to learning those.
You also said that they would worry about things that wouldn't occur to a dummer person but that's not necessarily a good thing either. It means a child could have problems and the parent just doesn't notice or can't deduce the reason.
Intelligence is the ability to think on a higher plane and consider more factors. It also affects thinking speed.
"well, it’s not known to me, for one. I thought intelligence came from a diverse combination of genes that lurk within the genome of the less than intelligent, not causing intelligence on their own. they are very unlikely to be perfectly passed on, unless both parents have exactly the same intelligence genes. and even with one of those combination of genes leading to intelligence, there’s the environment of the womb for brain development, and a number of traumatic and deranging things that can mess up your brain after you’re born."
If intelligence is brought on by genes it's heritable. Simple as that. The complexities are true and intelligent parents and not sure to have intelligent children but it's highly likely.
If womb conditions affect the brain's growth in any significant way it very rarely leaves it able to function. Also events later in life don't affect your intelligence. However it does affect your ability to use that intelligence.
You are right in that a large difference in intelligence between parent and child can make things harder but my point is that this goes both ways. A highly intelligent child being raised by a not very intelligent parent also suffers. They usually can't be disciplined because they learn how to manipulate their parents and the parent is unable to support or talk with them about many of their activities. Which often leaves them feeling isolated.
I more think an intelligent parent is a boon as long as they are willing to put in the effort. However if a parent is not willing to put effort into their child they are a bad parent either way.