Based upon the research that I could find, there does not
seem to be a difference between natural and adopted children in regards to nature v.
nurture. This being said, the is a very large difference between raising children
according to nature v. nurture.
A child who is not able to
create the initial bond with the "mother" is more likely to have issues later in life.
One example of this is RAD- Reactive Attention Disorder. A child with RAD is unable, or
refuses, to have a true relationship with another person. Given the initial bonding
never took place (lack of nurture), the child simply is subconsciously unable to create
a bond with another person.
An example where nature is seen
as being influential could be twin studies. In this study, each twin is placed into a
different home and a long-term takes place. This study looks at the affects of both
nature and nurture. The outcome focuses upon how each child develops over time. In some
cases, the twins are eerily similar (even being raised apart). Other times, one could
not recognize the fact that they are twins outside of looks given each are so internally
different.
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