Studies continue to show that the best child development tools available to parents are offering encouragement and direct guidance to the child. Case in point: A 1995 study conducted at Baylor University discovered that kids who were seldom spoken to or touched, and who weren’t allowed to experiment with toys, had 20 to 30 [...]
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Girls prefer more challenging reading material than boys. This is one conclusion drawn from a recent survey of children and young adults between five and sixteen years of age. The survey was headed by Professor Keith Topping of Dundee University, and included 100,000 subjects throughout the U.K. According to Professor Topping, it is not a matter of [...] Brain games are all the rage these days. You have video games such as “Brain Age” for the Nintendo DS gaming system, similar games for other consoles. There are even “brain gyms” popping up everywhere, with the intention of raising intelligence through mental exercises. Surprise: If new research is to be believed, aerobic exercise actually does [...] If you want to raise smart kids, you should read to them regularly. That’s the conclusion of parents who took part in a new Harris Interactive Survey, commissioned by LeapFrog Enterprises. Of those taking part in the survey, 98% said they feel that reading to their kids from very early in life is quite important. When [...] |
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