I worry sometimes that because my parents weren't great at parenting, that I won't be either.
You can parent different than they did. I had some problems with how I was parented and try to do different but some things creep in.
I will certainly try. I just wonder if there are things hardwired into me that I won't discover until I have kids myself.
If you take the basic cares of a child you are already on your way to being a good parent, according to English pediatrician Donald Winnicott.
Have you read parenting books or anything written by him?
He wrote over 200 papers. I have read his book "Playing and Reality".
Was it purely because he piqued your curiosity or were you taking a class or something?
I took a child psychology class for my college major.