How to Make Your Kid Smart

Most of us are held in awe once we meet children who can be as smart as a person who is a lot older than them. We often call these children as gifted, because they are endowed with the knowledge that can be acquired by someone who is way past their years. Little does everyone know, there are ways in which parents can develop the mental or intellectual capacities of their children. (picture from: scienceblogs.com)We all know that we have the capacity to store information and process them in order for us to use this knowledge for a greater purpose. Charles Darwin stipulated in his theory of natural selections that animals, most especially human beings, constantly think of ways on how to outwit and outrun their predators so that they can survive. This theory, which is also known as ‘Survival of the Fittest,’ has existed for quite sometime, and it only proves to show that humans can be intelligent as they wish to be. We are all equipped with faculties which will enable us to think freely on our own, whether it comes to decision making or intellectual pursuits.
Charles Darwin’s hypothesis is a clear explanation of the heights that the human brain can reach. All parents need to do is to figure out how to harness one’s intellectual development so as the child will perform in his full potential. Starting from the conception of the child, the mother must be fully aware of her diet. Whatever the mother eats becomes quite reflective of the future potentials of the child. It helps if the mother would take in vitamins and minerals to support the child’s intellectual development.
The next thing to pay attention to is giving enough focus on child education. Some people may think that education during the early years is not that important, because a child’s parents instead can teach the children some basic fundamental skills that they need to develop. There’s nothing wrong with this as long, but however, it is advised that they should bring their child to a school specializing in early education so that he will have a good intellectual and social development. The teachers who specialize in early childhood education know what to include in their curriculum so that the intellectual development of the child well be boost up to its maximum capacity. School also gives a chance for your children to mingle with others, so that he would not be left out whenever there are some activities.

Another point is to have a home learning environment. You can help out in this by buying educational toys which your child may play with. There is a variety of toys which are concentrated on different subjects. Not only will the child learn, but they would also have fun while doing the activities.

These are just some of the ways on how to improve the intellectual development of a child. Bear in mind that there are still a lot of ways, but following these crucial steps is certainly worth the try. (Take from : Bereslavsky.ru)