Having small children it’s even more obvious to me how the environment in the first 2 years shapes you. Just look at learning how to speak. Every baby is able to produce every vocal sounds but later in life will only be able to produce the ones it learned in early life.
And speaking itself is even more obvious. Just by being in a certain environment a baby learns to speak a certain language which also shapes how we think and feel.
And this only are the observable things. The environment also shapes the formation of the babys ego and all the other basic psychological functions.
And all this happens without us remembering it (because there is no independent psychological entity before. It is when and how the “I” is formed which then can have memories).
On the other hand though it became also obvious that babies already have different personalities (or rather tendencies), so I guess it really is 50/50 when it comes to nurture vs nature.
later in life will only be able to produce the ones it learned in early life
Early years for speech (and a ton of other things) are extremely important, but humans can definitely learn new sounds. People study new languages and learn to correct speech impediments all the time.
Having small children it’s even more obvious to me how the environment in the first 2 years shapes you. Just look at learning how to speak. Every baby is able to produce every vocal sounds but later in life will only be able to produce the ones it learned in early life.
And speaking itself is even more obvious. Just by being in a certain environment a baby learns to speak a certain language which also shapes how we think and feel.
And this only are the observable things. The environment also shapes the formation of the babys ego and all the other basic psychological functions.
And all this happens without us remembering it (because there is no independent psychological entity before. It is when and how the “I” is formed which then can have memories).
On the other hand though it became also obvious that babies already have different personalities (or rather tendencies), so I guess it really is 50/50 when it comes to nurture vs nature.
Early years for speech (and a ton of other things) are extremely important, but humans can definitely learn new sounds. People study new languages and learn to correct speech impediments all the time.