Parents have white skin and the child has dark skin, this is determined by genetics, there are dominant genes and recessive genes, if the child inherits a recessive gene, the color of the child’s skin will be different from that of the parents. There are also many other influences on the color of a child’s skin. Having fair-skinned parents and not paying attention to some aspects of the child’s life can lead to a deeper skin color. Some common influences are picky eating, which can lead to unbalanced nutritional intake, malnutrition, and yellowing or darkening of the skin color. Foods rich in copper and iron can lead to an increase in melanin production, and if a child is partial to or addicted to these foods, he or she will show a darker skin color. Skin can also darken if a child gets too much sun exposure. Certain skin diseases, as well as chronic wasting diseases and malnutritional diseases, can affect skin color changes.