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According to Dr Burton White at Harvard University, there are six factors that contribute to the intellectual capacity of a child, three of which were discussed in yesterday’s column. Now for the rest of the list ...It was shown that children given free access to the living rooms of their homes progressed much faster than those whose movements were restricted.
Next, the nuclear family is the most important educational delivery system. If we’re going to produce capable, happy children, it will be by strengthening family units and by improving the interactions that occur within them.
Finally, the best parents were those who excelled at three key functions: They were superb designers and organisers of their children’s environments; they permitted their children to interrupt them for brief 30-second episodes during which personal comfort and information were exchanged; and lastly, they were firm disciplinarians, while simultaneously showing great affection for their children.
In other words, it took a 10-year research project to reveal what most mothers have known intuitively for centuries.
From TODAY, Voices - Tuesday, 13-April-2010
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