This paper investigates whether risk and trust attitudes are transmitted from parents to children. Using survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), the study finds strong, significant, and robust correlations between parents' and children's risk and trust attitudes. The results suggest that children's attitudes are influenced by their parents, with children having fewer siblings and firstborn children being more strongly influenced by their parents' attitudes. For trust, family size and birth order do not significantly affect the transmission. The study also finds evidence of "receptive" types, where children similar to their parents in risk attitudes are also similar in trust. The transmission of risk and trust attitudes is specific to contexts, such as financial matters, health, and career. The study also provides evidence of positive assortative mating based on risk and trust attitudes, reinforcing the impact of parents on children. The findings have important implications for understanding cultural transmission, social mobility, and persistent differences in behavior across countries. The results suggest that risk and trust attitudes are transmitted intergenerationally, and that this transmission is robust to various controls. The study highlights the importance of parental influence on children's attitudes and behaviors, and provides evidence that these attitudes are not just influenced by individual characteristics but also by family structure and socioeconomic factors.This paper investigates whether risk and trust attitudes are transmitted from parents to children. Using survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), the study finds strong, significant, and robust correlations between parents' and children's risk and trust attitudes. The results suggest that children's attitudes are influenced by their parents, with children having fewer siblings and firstborn children being more strongly influenced by their parents' attitudes. For trust, family size and birth order do not significantly affect the transmission. The study also finds evidence of "receptive" types, where children similar to their parents in risk attitudes are also similar in trust. The transmission of risk and trust attitudes is specific to contexts, such as financial matters, health, and career. The study also provides evidence of positive assortative mating based on risk and trust attitudes, reinforcing the impact of parents on children. The findings have important implications for understanding cultural transmission, social mobility, and persistent differences in behavior across countries. The results suggest that risk and trust attitudes are transmitted intergenerationally, and that this transmission is robust to various controls. The study highlights the importance of parental influence on children's attitudes and behaviors, and provides evidence that these attitudes are not just influenced by individual characteristics but also by family structure and socioeconomic factors.