Text | Shangguan Mom (Senior Maternal and Child Caregiver)
Although parents’ genes have a major impact on children’s IQ, the family environment, life experience and other external conditions have contributed to the subsequent growth and stability of children’s IQ. The impact is greater, even the order of birth will have an impact.
400,000 people research experiments show that the first child has a higher IQ
In the 1970s, the famous Dutch psychologist Belmonte carried out an investigation involving 400,000 people.
In order to understand whether the birth order of children in a multi-child family is related to their IQ, he selected 400,000 young people with an average age of 19 as a sample and conducted a long-term investigation and research on them.
Finally, the psychologist concluded that in families with similar classes and income levels, the earlier children born in , the higher their intelligence.
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. A few years ago, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences also published a survey on the relationship between the birth order and intelligence of children. The results show that the birth order affects the child’s IQ, the first child’s The intelligence is generally higher than that of the later-born children .
Some people have done statistics on scientists and found that most of the scientists born in families with many children are the first children in the family. The research result of
is also contrary to many traditional cognitions. The image we often see in movies and books is that the boss is honest and honest, even pedantic, and often gives people a very stupid feeling. The youngest child of
is always smart and cute, pursuing the most advanced knowledge. And children in the middle of the birth are always ignored.
Why do children born first have higher IQs?
1. Having more family resources
Psychologist Adler pointed out that one of the important reasons that the elder’s IQ is higher than that of the younger siblings is that the eldest has all the family resources at birth, while the younger children can only be Diluted resources.
Even if the parents taking care of the eldest are novices, the family will allocate all their attention and material resources to him, and when the second child is born, only half of the attention and resources will be obtained.
Newborn children are in the golden age of brain development. Children who have all the love and material in the family are more likely to have better intellectual development.
2, realize their responsibilities earlier
When the young child in the family is born, many parents will emphasize the responsibility of the eldest son to the boss, hoping that he can mature earlier or help take care of younger siblings, share family affairs, or send him a gift Higher expectations "study hard and become a role model for younger siblings."
Therefore, many bosses may achieve great academic results.
3. More frequent interactions with family members
For the first child in the family, family members pay more attention to him at the beginning, and interact with him more. They will devote all their energy to accompany him. These interactions and companionship will promote The development of the child's brain.
After the second child is born, parents should pay attention to the eldest while playing with him, so the second child gets less stimulation than the eldest child, and the brain development may not be as good as the eldest child.
Finally, if the second child is born, the boss has developed self-awareness and may actively interact with younger siblings. These interactions can also promote their brain development and increase IQ.
4, pregnancy hypothesis
Studies have shown that every time a mother has a child, the level of certain antibodies in the body will increase, which will adversely affect the brain development of the next child.
In most families, the elder’s intelligence is higher than other children, but if these situations occur in the family, the eldest’s intelligence may not be better than the second and third:
- The two children are often born 5 years or more apart.
- Parents let young children take on the responsibility of the boss.
- Parents are extremely partial, and they own the familyThe resources are tilted to the youngest child. The
- boss was bullied by all family members.
These results are also similar to another view put forward by the National Academy of Sciences. Although the boss’s IQ is relatively high, it has less influence on their future. The bigger influence is the relationship between siblings.
1, personality influence
If the boss bears a lot of family burdens at home, their personality may often show dictatorial, mature, and neurotic. Because the children in
don't have to bear the family and don't have much love, they can adapt to the society. The youngest child of
may lack empathy if he gets the most love from his parents.
2. Mental health impact
Studies have shown that children who are bullied by their brothers and sisters have a higher probability of having mental health problems than being bullied by others.
3. The impact of future achievements
If the relationship between brothers and sisters is harmonious, everyone has their own field of expertise, and competition between them will be reduced, instead of cooperation, in the future, each family member will also be in their own field. Will be better.
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