P arents discover early on in the game that each of their children has a distinct inborn personality. There’s only so much that parents can change; each child takes in only what fits into his internal structure.

“I’ve always been a big reader and I come from a family of big readers. I can’t believe I got a kid who hates to read!”

No matter how much this mom reads to this youngster or teaches him about the value of literacy the child won’t buy it. He was given the brain of a doer someone who enjoys activity and social interaction. He cannot find the treasure his mother sees within the squiggles on a page.

Smattering of Similarities

“I love all my kids of course but between you and me I have to admit that I have a special affinity for Chaim. He’s the male version of me. He looks like me talks like me thinks like me. I think that’s why we’ve always been so close.”