"A 2011 study estimated that parenting (e.g. maternal sensitivity, reading, extracurricular activities, setting expectations) explains 40 percent of the cognitive gap between children at age four -- more than any other factor. With adopted children, researchers found parental education was a better indicator of school performance and behavior than family income or neighborhood wealth."
"Good parenting isn't an inchoate thing to researchers. It comes from measurable behavior. Reading time. Playtime. Time, basically. The value of a good parent can be measured in hours, and, as you can see, it often is."
And I would like to say a big "FU" to the Electricity Trading exec who demeaned me because I told him I had given up my career and drawn out finishing my PhD because of family considerations. Both my kids have IQs in the one in ten thousand range. They win awards for citizenship, are part of the gifted school program and have won provincial debating titles (they are also good looking but that comes from their mother). Good luck with your daughter, "C".
"Good parenting isn't an inchoate thing to researchers. It comes from measurable behavior. Reading time. Playtime. Time, basically. The value of a good parent can be measured in hours, and, as you can see, it often is."
And I would like to say a big "FU" to the Electricity Trading exec who demeaned me because I told him I had given up my career and drawn out finishing my PhD because of family considerations. Both my kids have IQs in the one in ten thousand range. They win awards for citizenship, are part of the gifted school program and have won provincial debating titles (they are also good looking but that comes from their mother). Good luck with your daughter, "C".
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