Before she had children, Piper believed that a child’s behavior could be determined and managed by parenting techniques. Since having a child, she sees striking similarities between her behavior as a child and her son’s behavior, even though she uses very different parenting techniques than her own parents did. Piper initially thought children’s behavior was shaped by _. Now, she notices that _ also shapes behavior.

Before she had children, Piper believed that a child’s behavior could be determined and managed by parenting techniques. Since having a child, she sees striking similarities between her behavior as a child and her son’s behavior, even though she uses very different parenting techniques than her own parents did. Piper initially thought children’s behavior was shaped by nurture. Now, she notices that nature also shapes behavior.

Nurture is the care or help given to someone especially a child while they are growing and developing; the influence of learning and other influences from one's environment and is the most important factor in the determination of an individual's personality and behavior.

Nature refers to biological or genetic impact on human traits include eye color, hair color, and skin color, in other words, the way we were born.