Scarr held that the environment parents provide depends partly on their own:

1. Parents give their children genes, and they also shape the environment the children meet. 2. Sandra Scarr believed the environment parents provide depends to some extent on their own genetic predisposition. 3. For example, parents who are good readers provide books, so their children become readers too. _Source: NCERT Class XI Psychology, Ch 3 Human Development, "FACTORS INFLUENCING DEVELOPMENT", p. 42_