Children Who Are More Controlled by Their Mothers Tend to Be

Children who are more controlled by their mothers tend to be more difficult. Which explanation does the interactional perspective favour?

A) A difficult child may require that parents become more controlling.
B) Controlling parents create difficult children.
C) Mother and child share similar genes.
D) Mother and child have a shared environment.
E) Mother's anxiety over parenting increases the child's problematic behaviours.