Parenting Doesn't Matter (Or Not As Much As You Think)

Intelligence Squared

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🗓️ 23 November 2018

⏱️ 64 minutes

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The multibillion-pound parenting industry tells us we can all shape our children to be joyful, resilient and successful. But what if it’s all bunk? Intelligence Squared are bringing together a panel of top geneticists and parenting experts to explore just how important parenting is. Arguing in favour of the motion are Robert Plomin, Psychologist and Professor of Behavioural Genetics at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London; and Stuart Ritchie, Lecturer in the Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at King’s College London. Arguing against the motion were Susan Pawlby, a developmental Clinical Psychologist with over 30 years of experience working with mothers and babies both in clinical and research contexts; and Ann Pleshette Murphy, a therapist, parenting counsellor and advocate for young children and their families. The debate was chaired by Xand van Tulleken, a medical doctor and broadcaster who has presented numerous shows for the BBC and Channel 4, often alongside his identical twin brother Chris. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:54.0	Hello and welcome to this week's intelligence squared podcast with me Farajasat
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1:00.0	a debate on parenting does parenting really matter?
1:03.2	The producer was Hannah Kay and she's with me now.
1:05.4	Hannah tell us about this debate.
1:06.8	Well, Farra, this is an age-old debate, nature versus nurture,
1:10.0	and there's now a lot of new evidence showing just how much genetics play a part in who we are.
1:16.0	So I thought it would be interesting to examine this and bring in behavioral geneticists versus parenting psychologists to thrash it out on our stage.
1:25.0	It must have been quite a heated debate.
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