Some children are more affected by their environment than others because..
<em><u>"Differential susceptibility is the idea that people vary in how sensitive they are to particular environmental experiences. Susceptibility differs from one child to the next because of the particular genes each person has inherited. Some people are like dandelions—hardy, growing and thriving in good soil or bad, with or without ample sun and rain. Others are like orchids—quite wonderful but only when ideal growing conditions are met."</u></em>
