The origins of you : how childhood shapes later life

Belsky, Jay, 1952- author.

Book

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2020.

x, 410 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

After tracking the lives of thousands of people from birth to midlife, the authors share what they have learned about childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, about genes and parenting, and about vulnerability, resilience, and success. The discoveries promise to help schools, parents, and all people foster well-being and ameliorate or prevent developmental problems. -- Adapted from publisher statement.

Developmental psychology.

Developmental biology.

Nature and nurture.

Child development.

Caspi, Avshalom, author.

Moffitt, Terrie E., author.

Poulton, Richie, 1962-2023 author.

I. Introduction: Lives through time -- II. Child as the father of the man: Moving against the world, moving away from the world -- To be or not to be self-controlled -- ADHD in childhood and adulthood -- III. The family: Why parents parent the way they do -- Troubled families and bad boys -- Early-maturing girls, troubled families, and bad boys -- IV. Beyond the family: Good news and bad news about day care -- What about neighborhoods? -- Bullying -- Early and persistent cannabis use -- V. Genetics: Is smoking in our genes? -- Genetics of life success? -- Child maltreatment, genotype, and violent male behavior -- Life stress, genotype, and depression in young adulthood -- Epigenetics, or, genes as dependent variables? -- VI. Aging in midlife: Childhood adversity and physical health in midlife -- Biological embedding of childhood adversity -- Aging fast, aging slow -- VII. Conclusion: Miles to go before we sleep.

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