Can Your Child’s DNA Determine Athleticism?
I was fascinated by a news segment last evening. Fox 25 News had a brief article about Parents that are actually having their child’s DNA tested to determine what sport they will excel at. Apparently, scientists have developed a genetic test to determine which sport suits a child. It is said that it will determine whether your child will be best at speed & power sports versus endurance sports. Many other scientists feel this test is very flawed because it only analyzes a singe gene marker when there are many more important factors, such as the right nutrition, the type of coach they may have while they are playing a sport, and the child’s own drive.
Many people feel it will cause Parents to unfairly push their children into a sport that they may not be very interested in, or it may even take the fun out of what would have been an enjoyable sport if the child does not live up to what the test is telling them.
I have thought about this and I would not test my children for a couple of different reasons. I would not want to risk even a remote chance that I would pressure my child into a sport because I think it was meant to be. I also don’t believe that the test could possibly be 100% accurate. Why not let nature take its course.
Do you feel it is possibly jading a child by having this test done on them? Would you want to know? Why?
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