To make your baby smart, you need to understand what IQ is.
IQ
is more than just about acquisition and processing of knowledge and information
by the brain; it is about the application of the information to solve problems
or to achieve what the mind has set out to accomplish. Intelligence is
smartness and beyond: it is about connecting all the dots together, and making
sense of something that is apparently senseless and irrelevant.
To
illustrate, a simple baby IQ test attests to a baby’s intelligence in correctly
identifying an object without seeing it after feeling the object hidden in a
box; a smart baby is able to visually “see” what he touches. As a parent, you
can play such similar games with your baby; the objective is not just to test
his IQ but also to help his brain wired to that mode or mindset of “seeing what
you touch,” thereby instrumental in increasing his intelligence.
Increase
intelligence by outsmarting the brain. Of course, the human brain is a very
complex organ. The good news is that Albert
Einstein had a fairly average brain size—only about 15 percent larger in
areas responsible for visual-spatial recognition and math processing.
There
are ways to grow and develop your baby’s brain to increase his intelligence,
which is a component of his genes, his environment, his experiences, his
personality, and his upbringing.
Even
if there are genes linked to high intelligence, they would be difficult to
duplicate. Smart genes come from smart parents, who know how to provide the
optimum environment for their babies to grow and develop their brains. An
optimum environment means it is safe, secure, and stress-free to enjoy what he
experiences, while subconsciously learns from those experiences, which become
not only his personality and temperament but also his memories. All in all,
your baby’s upbringing holds the key to unlocking his intelligence and
potentiality, and you as the parent always play a pivotal role.
Different Aspects of IQ
Information
is the resource of human intelligence. If you wish your baby to be smart and
intelligent, appreciate and enhance your baby’s unique gifts.
Generally,
there are several areas of intelligence demonstrated by babies and children
even at an early age:
Language
intelligence: babies, showing a love for words and language,
learn best by seeing, hearing, and saying words.
Spatial intelligence:
babies learn best by seeing things as where they are.
Kinesthetic
intelligence: babies with kinesthetic skills learn best
through movement of different parts of the body.
Musical intelligence:
babies learn best with songs and melodies, or information put to music.
Logical intelligence:
babies who love abstract patterns and relationships between objects and things
learn best with puzzles and games of logic.
As a
parent, you need to not only recognize and explore your baby’s unique gifts but
also encourage the development of those special gifts inherent in your baby.
Parents play a major role in the development of intelligence in a baby through
the brain.
Remember,
nobody is perfect. Despite his many physical disabilities, President Theodore Roosevelt was admitted to Harvard University at
the age of 16, because he had a photographic memory and a deep desire to learn
and to achieve.
Remember,
nature controls your baby’s unique intellectual development; there will be
limits to what his brain can do, or what you as the parent can help. Your smart
baby may show his intelligence in many different ways. Don’t rely on IQ tests
that your baby may later be exposed to. As a matter of fact, IQ tests were
originally designed by a group of French psychologists to help and identify
those “mentally challenged” children in schools, and not the smart ones. Just
as Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner
said: “Strong evidence exists that the mind is a multi-faceted, multi-component
instrument, which cannot in any legitimate way be captured in a single
paper-and-pencil style instrument. Do what you can with what you have, and
leave the rest to nature.
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