Constructing a Child’s Intellectual Foundation – What Parents Can Do

Constructing a Child’s Intellectual Foundation – What Parents Can Do

I’ve posted before about the importance of critical thinking and the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a young person to lay down a foundation of critical thinking skills in the developing prefrontal cortex – what I often refer to as “the smart...
What Can Parents Do to Help Their Child Become One of the Smart Ones?

What Can Parents Do to Help Their Child Become One of the Smart Ones?

During the first few months of life, parents show lots of colorful, noise-making objects to their infant. Slowly, the baby learns to pay attention. The child is doing the work to program the neural pathways for sight. During the first year of life, parents guide and...