Genes are powerful and children inherit these behaviors and expressions from their parents

As a parent, you may never realize that your child inherits something invisible from you.

When it comes to heredity, what we usually think or understand is something visible or superficial, such as external, like appearance (single eyelid and double eyelid, bridge of the nose, etc.), height, and even fat and thin, etc., and physiological health, such as the inheritance of some family diseases, etc.

But scientists have to be aware of the fact that the child's behavior and performance are inherited from his or her parents.

However, scientists have found that heredity also affects a person's emotions, moods, and behavior. So many times when we blame our children, we don't realize that the root cause of their behavior comes from us.

Here are ten areas that we usually think of as being related to the environment, but are actually genetically related (though not 100%). Understanding these can help us better understand how our children are behaving, and also better help, and better target, their upbringing.

One, procrastination

For some, procrastination comes as naturally as eating, breathing, and sleeping - and it's something they may have picked up from their parents. According to a 2014 study published in Psychological Science, nearly half of the tendency to procrastinate can be attributed to genes.

Two, optimism and empathy

An optimistic outlook on life may be a genetic trait, according to a 2011 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy Sciences. The oxytocin receptor that helps identify a person's optimism also helps identify another positive personality trait:empathy. These people had variations in three specific genes, which are good predictors of altruism, pro-social behavior and greater ability to cope with stress. The good news is that more than half (51.5%) of people have this genetic inheritance.

Three, the ability to trust others

Distrust of others is usually due to environmental factors, and if you've been hurt and lied to in the past, you're less likely to open up again. However, the propensity to trust may have a stronger link to biology. A 2017 study from the University of Arizona showed that identical and fraternal twins were similarly trusting, meaning that differences in people's ability to trust may be genetic.

Four, level of risk-taking

For example, skiing is a dangerous sport, and one wrong move can lead to concussions, broken bones, or worse. But those who enjoy this risky sport may be genetically predisposed to risk.

In a 2012 study of 500 skiers and snowboarders published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science, scientists concluded that these people may not process dopamine as efficiently as others, meaning they need to take greater risks to feel the same level of pleasure.

V. Athleticism

When it comes to athleticism, it's hard to separate the effects of genes and environment. The real question is not whether athletic ability is genetic, but how much of it is actually inherited and how much is a product of the environment. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, researchers believe that 30 to 80 percent of athletic ability is due to genetic factors.

Six: Musical ability

Musical ability has a strong genetic influence. According to a 2014 study published in Frontiers in Psychology, perfect pitch and pitch deafness mostly come from family genetics, with some people naturally learning to distinguish pitch, rhythm, and sound patterns faster than others.

In addition to musical ability, your genes may also determine what kind of music you like, and a 2009 study by the tech company Nokia, in collaboration with King's College London, suggests that genetic influences account for about 50 percent of musical taste. The relationship was strongest in pop, classical and hip-hop music, but almost nonexistent in country and folk music. In other words, people who love Mozart inherited Mozart's music from their parents.

Seven, Intelligence

Intelligence is a tricky subject, and scientists have debated the best way to measure it for centuries.

However, what we do know, according to Robert Plomin, deputy director of the Center for Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry at the Medical Research Council at King's College London, is that genetics plays an important role in intelligence. According to his 2016 article in Scientific American, studies of identical twins have shown that about 50 percent of the difference in intelligence can be attributed to genes, with the rest inherited in an environmental sense, such as smart parents developing more of their children's cognitive-enhancing habits and skills.

Eight, Driving Skills

In 2009, a team of researchers at the University of California, Irvine, found that about 3 in 10 people have genes that make them perform worse behind the wheel. And not only do people with bad driving genes start out driving at a lower level, but they have a harder time correcting mistakes and learning new motor skills.

Nine, pain tolerance

Pain is difficult to measure and compare between individuals. A study presented at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Association of Neurology (AAN) showed that on similar levels of pain, one person aches to the point of tears while another may feel nothing, a difference that is at least partly genetic. So if a child cries and screams during an injection, parents shouldn't immediately blame them for not being brave enough.

Ten, Facial Expressions

You probably know that traits such as eye color, hair color, and the shape of earlobes are inherited. However, according to the American Psychological Association, a person's facial expressions are also genetically determined. As Scientific American reported in 2006, some people who were born blind, or who are part of a group of siblings separated at birth-despite never having seen them in person-have facial expressions similar to those of their parents and other relatives.

So, if a child has a habit of grimacing, frowning, eye-rolling, or rolling their eyes, parents should not just reprimand the child, but first examine whether they have these "problems". The first thing you need to do is to remind your child to correct these habits from a young age.