Armand Chevalier (@armandchevalier.bsky.social)

Adjunct @ IUI Labor St Dept; MPH Epi/EH & MSAHS Safety Student @ IUB; IUPUI Alumnus: Soc/Psy/LSTU/WGSS/LATS

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Labor Studies is essential to the education of working class citizens. Indiana University has the only labor and working-class studies program in Indiana. Please support the effort to have the program continued by signing this petition. Thank you. https://t.co/XoOcxjYRw5

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@bretgustafson Pure comedy rooted in a very sad reality. And that photo is diabolical but accurate.

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My Family’s American Secret https://t.co/PlSyPsJwTK via @NYTimes

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@ljameskingsley Congratulations on your new academic home Professor!!!

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@yilmazkuday You have a great work ethic.

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IUSPH-B is creating a healthier future for all https://t.co/yopjl5AGRy

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Dr. Russell Barkley, drawing from 20+ years of twin studies, behavior genetics, and neuroimaging: Parenting isn't engineering a blank slate—it's shepherding a unique genetic mosaic already loaded with 400+ psychological traits that emerge mostly on their own timetable.

You provide the pasture: safe, nourishing environments with adequate (not excessive) stimulation, protection from harm, and access to rich out-of-home influences (peers, schools, neighborhoods, community—the biggest shaper after genetics, per Judith Harris in The Nurture Assumption).

But you don't redesign the sheep. No prenatal Mozart, no overload of crib toys turns threshold development into engineered genius. Extra stimulation past basics yields diminishing returns; "more is better" is a cultural illusion, not biology.

Data is stark: Parental influence on core traits peaks before 7, plummets to ~6% in teens, hits zero after 21. Knowledge transfers via exposure—yes. Personality, abilities, temperament? Largely genetics + broader world.

This frees parents from crushing guilt ("If my child struggles, I failed"). Instead: Curate wisely, then enjoy watching the individual unfold. Open the Chardonnay, kick back—the show is brief.

Short of abuse/neglect/malnutrition, in-home tweaks are often trivial next to where you choose to live and the doors it opens.

Shepherd, not engineer. Let them grow into who they already are.

Does this shift relieve pressure—or challenge how you view "success" in raising kids?

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@yilmazkuday A researcher par excellence.

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@PaddyMac2003 Who is No. 30?

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@PaddyMac2003 Does anyone know who Number 30 is?

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For your viewing pleasure.
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Indiana football earns 1st national championship, completes perfect season https://t.co/RI4LaWA7Io

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Major Union Victory–NIOSH Employees Win Full Reinstatement After Nine-Month Fight as the C.D.C. Brings Back Hundreds of Suspended Workplace Safety Employees after the US Health Secretary fired about 90 percent of the roughly 1,000 employees last April. https://t.co/WrQISBOD3S

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@BillyGowers @IndianaFootball @ProkickAus Welcome to Indiana! You will earn a great education and hopefully stick around for graduate school.

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@hoosier_captain What do you think about IU's version of cream, which looks more like alabaster than dark cream?

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No. 1 Indiana football wins Rose Bowl, routs No. 9 Alabama to advance to CFP semifinals - Indiana Daily Student. Never Daunted. https://t.co/NbIBM1TrA2