Every parent thinks their child is a genius, and there is a way to be sure of it even from an early age, using a raisin. As quoted from The Sun, scientists from University of Warwick revealed that by placing a raisin under a cup and asking a toddler not to touch it, they could tell how smart the child would turn out to be.
The findings concluded that most children aged 2 would immediately grab the raisin; those who refrained for 1 whole minute would score an average of 19% higher in a series of tests by the time they were 8 years old. There are a number of signs that can be observed by parents. Here are 10 signs of a high IQ from birth up to the age of 10, as quoted from News.com.au:
Newborns: Heavier in Weight
Women who give birth to hefty babies may rejoice hearing the news that the heavier the newborn, the higher is his/her intelligence. The study was performed on more than 3,000 babies and the result has been published in the British Medical Journal. The fact that heavier babies may have been better nourished, could be a reasonable explanation.
Age 12-24 Months: Hearing Different Languages
According to scientific journal Child Development, one trick to induce brain development among toddlers is by talking to them in different languages. Children born to parents speaking more than one language, certainly perform better on IQ tests.
Age 3: Taller than Average Peers
According to the study done by the National Bureau of Economic Research, taller children are more likely to achieve higher test score. The study team noted, "Even at the age of 3, before schooling plays its role, and throughout childhood, the taller children achieve better results on cognitive tests."
Age 4: Drawing a Person
Children who can create a realistic picture of a human at this age are more likely to be more intelligent in their adolescence. Researchers at King's College London studied 15,000 pictures drawn by children age 4 and found out that those having art talent at an early age will do better in IQ tests in the future.
Ages 5: Telling Lies
Well, it turns out that making up things can be a good thing. Canadian researchers found out that children who do it at an early age are more likely to do better in the future. Researchers at the Institute of Child Study, University of Toronto, studied 1,200 children aged between 2 and 17. They found out that children who are able to lie at an early age are usually more intelligent. The complex processes involved in making up stories are good indicators of a child's IQ.
Age 6: Playing Musical Instruments
Playing musical instruments can help children to develop their emotional intelligence at this age. Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Vermont examined the brain scans results of 232 healthy children aged 6 to 18. They found out that the more often a child played a musical instrument, the better his/her "anxiety and emotion management" skills.
Age 7: Better Reading Skills
The scientists found out that the love of reading at an early age is a key indicator of a higher intelligence in later years. According to a joint study by the University of Edinburgh and King's College London in 2014, children who have better-than-average reading skills at the age of 7, for example able to immerse themselves in novels, perform better in IQ test as teenagers.
Age 8: Staying Up until Late Night
Research done by the London School of Economics showed that intelligent adults tend to stay up late since childhood. Perhaps, this might be an innate habit from early age. The researchers noted that the more intelligent the children, the more likely they grew up as nocturnal adults, who stayed up late, went to bed late and woke up late on weekdays and weekends.
Age 9: Eating Healthy Breakfast
For children eating healthy breakfast at this age, their chances of achieving above-average IQ test result are doubled. A research done on 5,000 students aged between 9-11 by the University of Cardiff showed that those who had cereal, bread and dairy products for their breakfast achieved better score in national examinations.
Age 10: Love to Chat
At the age of 10, children can take the Mensa test to know their level of intelligence (IQ). According to Mensa, the key indicators of smartness include: their love to chat, their ability to make up new rules for games, and the feeling of getting annoyed.
Text by Denistya Sagita
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