tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11566442.post1896706301486165653..comments2023-09-16T04:30:01.789-05:00Comments on Help! My Kids Are Smarter than Me!: Just Where Are Those Wild Things?The Princess Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05269338169737025632noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11566442.post-36472754454680276402007-08-04T11:15:00.000-05:002007-08-04T11:15:00.000-05:00Thanks your for your comments, Crimson Wife! Perso...Thanks your for your comments, Crimson Wife! Personally, I think environment has little effect on raising one's IQ. My kids certainly never had the "benefit" of Baby Einstein and watched plenty of "junk tv" and it hasn't hurt them any. <BR/><BR/>I think the author's point was that environment can lower IQ. If you refused to follow your children's interests and only let them play sports, for example, they may not develop intellectually as much as if you read to your daughter and play math games with your son. The idea is to expose them to as many different kinds of stimuli as possible, including Dr. Seuss, and then let them show you where they want to go.The Princess Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05269338169737025632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11566442.post-24111044749899151282007-08-04T02:33:00.000-05:002007-08-04T02:33:00.000-05:00I don't believe it's all environmental influences....I don't believe it's all environmental influences. Any parent with more than one child knows that temperament places a large role too. My oldest has been very interested in books from infancy. She developed an obsession with the alphabet at 18 months, learning all the letters and their sounds. On the other hand, she's never shown much interest in puzzles or math.<BR/><BR/>My 2nd is the complete opposite. The only books that interest him are touch & feel or lift-the-flap books and then only briefly. However, he's very advanced when it comes to things like doing puzzles and using the shape sorter. <BR/><BR/>I wish that my DD would show more interest in math and my DS more interest in books but like the old saying, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink!Crimson Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03254830856234479999noreply@blogger.com