The origins of you: how childhood shapes later life

I. Introduction: Lives through time

II. Child as the father of the man: Moving against the world, moving away from the world

To be or not to be self-controlled

ADHD in childhood and adulthood

III. The family: Why parents parent the way they do

Troubled families and bad boys

Early-maturing girls, troubled families, and bad boys

IV. Beyond the family: Good news and bad news about day care

What about neighborhoods?

Bullying

Early and persistent cannabis use

V. Genetics: Is smoking in our genes?

Genetics of life success?

Child maltreatment, genotype, and violent male behavior

Life stress, genotype, and depression in young adulthood

Epigenetics, or, genes as dependent variables?

VI. Aging in midlife: Childhood adversity and physical health in midlife

Biological embedding of childhood adversity

Aging fast, aging slow

VII. Conclusion: Miles to go before we sleep.