- Preface
- I. Introduction
- 1. Lives through Time
- II. The Child as the Father of the Man
- 2. Moving Against the World, Moving Away from the World
- 3. To Be or Not to Be Self-Controlled
- 4. ADHD in Childhood and Adulthood
- III. The Family
- 5. Why Parents Parent the Way They Do
- 6. Troubled Families and Bad Boys
- 7. Early-Maturing Girls, Troubled Families, and Bad Boys
- IV. Beyond the Family
- 8. Good News and Bad News about Day Care
- 9. What about Neighborhoods?
- 10. Bullying
- 11. Early and Persistent Cannabis Use
- V. Genetics
- 12. Is Smoking in Our Genes?
- 13. Genetics of Life Success?
- 14. Child Maltreatment, Genotype, and Violent Male Behavior
- 15. Life Stress, Genotype, and Depression in Young Adulthood
- 16. Epigenetics, or Genes as Dependent Variables
- VI. Aging in Midlife
- 17. Childhood Adversity and Physical Health in Midlife
- 18. Biological Embedding of Childhood Adversity
- 19. Aging Fast, Aging Slow
- VII. Conclusion
- 20. Miles to Go Before We Sleep
- Bibliography
- Index


The Origins of You
How Childhood Shapes Later Life
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Publication Date: 08/11/2020
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