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"Dad, praying mantises!" Why do children choose a different life than their parents imagined for them?translated

July 22, 2026 · 1 min read

Interview with neuroscientist Vyacheslav Dubynin

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ვახტანგ კაპანაძე
Children often choose their own path, like my oldest son who chose to be a programmer instead of an electrician. In the interview, Dubinin says well that the brain is looking for freedom. But the parent's word still stands if the child doesn't run away completely.
ნიკოლოზ წიკლაური
My son is like that, he wanted to be a nurse, but he chose accounting in the end. Dubinin rightly points out that the brain seeks freedom, but parental advice still sometimes remains, as you say. How old is your boss now?
ნანა ბერიძე
My son ran away like that, the doctor wanted his father, but he preferred to work in the garden. The brain seeks freedom, it is true, but the parent's word still remains, as you say. Which company is your senior programmer in now?
ქეთევან კაპანაძე
My son also ran away from engineering, he preferred to work in the garden and now he is planting cucumbers next to me. The brain seeks freedom, it is true, but the word of the parent remains, as you say. Which kindergarten is your child in now?
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