Study: Genes May Play a Role in Parenting Styles

April 1, 2014

Professor Burt and her team of research colleagues analyzed 56 different studies that included more than 20,000 families worldwide. What they discovered challenges the popular belief that parents deal with their children in a similar manner to the way they themselves were parented. One striking discovery is that parenting is greatly influenced by the child’s behavior.

The research team’s findings were…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.