When a person makes a bad choice they can continue to make bad choices. Many of the people around a person can have an effect on the way they act and do things. If a person makes bad choices, it can be corrected easily at the initial stage. Sometimes it can be too late. If family and friends help support a child, they can provide a strong base of support helping him or her grow into a stronger, more stable person in the big world. Therefore there are numerous factors that contribute to the process of shaping a child's mind and lifestyle. Sometimes it can be parents and siblings, friends, or their socioeconomic status. Most of these factors cannot be selected or chosen. You simply don't choose your parents. You can choose to surround yourself with good friends or bad influences. Sometimes you can choose where you would like to live, the type or size of