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Infant's Intelligence
Quotient (IQ)
Can Parenting Techniques Lead to Higher IQs in Babies?
By Kelly Burgess
Both book titles mentioned in the article, What's Going on in There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life (Bantam, 2000) by Dr. Lise Eliot and Brilliant Babies, Powerful Adults: Awaken the Genius Within (Select Press, 1997) by Dr. John Mike, are available at the iParenting Bookshelf.
"What makes us different and special is our ability to think and rationalize and reflect upon ourselves," Dr. Mike says. "We can do things the animal world cannot do. Intellect and reason separate us, but so does our character as human beings."
Dr. Mike is uneasy when he looks around at the national character and the influence that corrupt CEOs and the apparently flexible moral code even of many of our religious leaders. "We have to look at the whole picture and be sure we're not merely raising intelligent, directionless children who are self-centered and morally ambivalent," he says.
Just as the term EQ was coined to try to look at the whole picture of a person's future success, and not just their brain capacity, so CQ attempts to add yet another layer, that of character. And teaching a child character starts at birth, Dr. Mike says.
These are the steps to help a child develop a strong character, which will in turn strengthen her both intellectually and emotionally and provide her with the tools to live a successful life:
- Develop an attitude of reverence toward your infant. Be sure your baby knows that he is special and worth any effort. While they are infants, this may mean reaching deep within yourself to find that last dreg of patience when the child is fussy and you're tired. Always keep that attitude of reverence, kindness and respect for your child at the forefront of your interactions.
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