Nature or Nurture

Throughout this course, and particularly in this unit, you have explored the ways in which biological (nature) and environmental (nurture) factors shape children’s development. For this discussion, you will consider how both nature and nurture contribute to development. In your discussion, address all of the following points:

• Discuss one biological and one environmental factor that influence a child’s development. Describe each factor and how the factor might alter the course of a child’s development.
• Find at least one scholarly, peer-reviewed article from the Capella library about the biological or environmental factor, and briefly explain how the article supports your position.
• Define the concepts of bidirectional and epigenesis and how they are related to the nature-nurture issue in child development. (See Chapter 2 in the textbook.)