Yuko Munakata: The science behind how parents affect child development | TED

Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Parents, take a deep breath: how your kids turn out isn’t fully on you. Of course, parenting plays an important role in shaping who children become, but psychologist Yuko Munakata offers an alternative, research-backed reality that highlights how it’s just one of many factors that influence the chaotic complexity of childhood development. A rethink for anyone wondering what made them who they are today and what it means to be a good parent. 0:00 Intro 0:53 Why most parenting advice is wrong 1:50 Hurricane children vs. butterfly parents 2:53 The myth of inherited success (or struggle) 5:25 Can you predict who a child becomes? 8:19 Same event, different experience 9:59 The mystery of parenting 11:45 Stop the blame game 12:56 What you learn parenting terminally ill children 15:10 Why parenting is about staying in the moment The#teacher_ann