system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
How much of an influence do parents ACTUALLY have on their children's development?
gpt
It can be substantial or minimal, depending on the parents.  If parents spend a lot of time with their children in the preschool years and stay engaged once school starts, their influence is tremendous and important.  If parents (or the parent) is spending every waking hour working to support the child and the child spends most days under the care of babysitters or daycare workers, their influence is much less.  If parents just don’t give a damned, then their influence is still significant, but for all the wrong reasons.