Parenting

3 essays tagged parenting.

• TraitsScienceParenting8 min

  What ADHD Looks Like in Big Five Trait Scores

  Adult ADHD shows up as a consistent pattern in Big Five scores — lower Conscientiousness, higher Neuroticism. Here is what the research finds and how to read it

• Self-awarenessScienceParenting8 min

  What Your Kid's Personality Looks Like in Big Five Terms

  Childhood temperament predicts adult personality more than parents expect — and less than personality books claim. Here is what the research actually shows

• ScienceTraitsParenting8 min

  How Much of Personality Is Genetic? The Twin-Study Answer

  Decades of twin and adoption studies converge on the same number: roughly half of personality differences trace back to genes. Here is what that means in practice