Spending time outside, especially in green spaces like parks, is important for children’s development and well-being. Connecting with nature can even help manage some physical and mental conditions.

Star Parker, a columnist for The Daily Signal, is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education. An age-old conundrum regarding raising children is the issue of nature versus nurture. That ...

There’s an age-old debate in child psychology: nature versus nurture. “Nature” argues that behavioral traits, such as our personalities, are determined by our genetic makeup. “Nurture” argues that ...

For years, researchers have debated how our brains consistently develop areas specialized for recognizing faces, objects, ...

Dr. Conley is the author of “The Social Genome: The New Science of Nature and Nurture.” Since Francis Galton coined the phrase “nature versus nurture” 150 years ago, the debate about what makes us who ...