Systematic research shows that brainpower is both genetic and environmental. Brainpower is also not fixed but can be improved because the brain develops new neurons and interconnections with encouragement.
A supportive natural environment fosters numerous aspects of intelligence. The following 10 easy ways to stimulate intelligence in children will provide an "enriched environment" for brain growth.
One: Love and Self-Esteem Improve Intellectual Performance
In a long series of experiments, Prescott Lecky, an American educational researcher, found a high correlation between low self-esteem and learning problems in children.
He properly theorized that by raising a child's self-esteem, learning performance would also advance.
His success stories include a mediocre speller who averaged 55% in spelling improved to 91% in six months, a Latin student who went from 30% to 84% after three encouraging conversations with a teacher, and a student considered to have no capacity for English who enhanced over a semester to win the school's literary prize.
Two: Breast Fed Babies Are Smarter
Danish researchers found that mother's milk contained important micronutrients for brain expansion. In fact, the longer the child was breast fed, the more the brain was nourished. For example, infants breast fed for 9 months were smarter than infants only breast-fed for two months.
Three: Proper Nutrition Improve Health And Nerve Conduction
Diets high in sugar, Trans fatty acids, and salt decreased health in children. Junk food failed to provide sufficient iron for healthy brain development, resulting in poor nerve impulses. Children with nutritional shortage also missed school more often because of illness and fell behind their peers.
Four: Proper Breakfast Improves Attention At School
Thirty years of research has shown a clear-cut correlation between breakfast and mental alertness. Children who had wholesome breakfasts had superior memory. They also concentrated better and absorbed more information during class. Those who had no breakfast or poor breakfast were more irritable and distracted during class.
Five: Exercise Benefits Acumen And Personality
Exploration conducted by the University of Illinois showed that fitter children performed better academically. In addition the obvious physiological benefits of improved oxygen intake, blood flow, immune stimulation, and neural transmission, there was also a psychological and sociological component, too. Psychologically, fitter children showed advanced self-esteem. Sociologically, those who participated in controlled sports displayed more assurance, more cooperation, and spontaneous leadership.
Six: Musical Training Improves IQ Into Adulthood
Long-term exploration by the University of Toronto showed that organized music lessons benefited children all the way into adulthood. The longer the child studied music, the higher their IQs as adults. Music students also displayed superior grades throughout their schooling.
Seven: Some Video Games Enhance Mental Acuity
Investigation by the University of Rochester found that certain video games improved sensory perception, strategic thinking, and planning ahead of time. The video games that created positive mental improvements had an educational element that improved motor skills and enhanced memory.
Eight: Mind Games Do More Than Keep amused
Board games like chess, checkers, creative games like Lego and jigsaw puzzles, and brainteaser games like crosswords, cryptograms, riddles, and Sudoku improved aptitude. Specifically, they stimulated better decision-making, smarter analytical thinking, and more accurate problem solving.
Nine: Reading Improves Both Creativity And Logic
Whether a child was read to at bedtime, or actively read their own books, silently or aloud, they displayed better left and right brain intellectual growth. Both fiction and non-fiction books improved creative imagination and logical, sequential thinking.
Ten: Nurturing Curiosity Creates An Open, Absorbent Mind
Curiosity, the urge to seek information, is important to improving intelligence in children. Conducting educational outings, teaching new skills, and supporting hobbies encouraged the development of curiosity.
These 10 ways of raising astuteness in children are easy to apply, sensible, and within the scope of parents and teachers. Investigation has exposed that they are extremely efficient in creating the environmental backing children need to build up their acumen.
