What makes a genius? Even experts argue over whether IQ, EQ,
executive function, and/or academic achievement matters most.
Nature? Nurture? The role of genetics in intelligence—i.e., the
extent to which our smarts are inherited—has long been an
academic war zone. What can raise your child’s chances? Cello
lessons, French lessons, and juggling. 1. Thirty percent of
children under the age of 2 have television sets in their
bedrooms. And 59 percent of under-2s watch two hours of TV every
day. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently issued a
warning urging parents not to let infants and toddlers watch TV.
Giving tiny viewers no known benefits, TV impairs cognitive
skills and wastes crucial brain-development time that should be
spent conversing with real people, says infant-language expert
Roberta Golinkoff, coauthor of Einstein Never Used Flashcards:
How Our Children Really Learn—And Why They Need to Play More and
Memorize Less. “Language is crucial to children’s learning, and
the language they get from the t