Ways to Make Kids Smarter
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According to an MSN article, there are ways to boost your child’s IQ. Yes, your kid’s smarts definitely have something to do with inherited smarts from you, the parent. However, nurturing that intelligence from activities, interaction, environment does play a significant role too. Taking a child with average intelligence, and raising them in a superior environment will clearly put them on an even playing field with other highly intelligent children.
So what are these ways?
- Encourage them to play a musical instrument.
- Breastfeed for at least a year.
- Keep them active through sports.
- Limit video game playing.
- Give them healthy food, and limit junk food (or cut it out altogether).
- Encourage exploration.
- Read to them; encourage them to read; foster a love of books.
- Make breakfast routine.
- Play mind games such as puzzles, board games, chess. etc.
Here’s what I’d add. I would go so far as to say, no TV for the first 2 yrs. of life, and limit it thereafter. Don’t fall into the trap of the thinking that, oh TV isn’t that bad for them. With sexual content and innuendos, barrage of commercials promoting consumerism, and junk food, links to autism and ADD, your kids are better off doing something else.
What would you add to the list?
Amybee says...
The violence that’s all over tv and on some video games actually concerns me more than mild sexual content (not R-rated sexual content, of course!). At least people are loving each other- not harming or killing each other!
Science-mom says...
I’d say, encourage kids to play outside and interact with other kids of all ages and background. Also, expose them to other cultures and languages through travelling, first-hand stories, and books.