Ms. Xiaoli's child, who was born with a weight of only 2.3 kilograms, was assessed by doctors as a "low birth weight child". Although the doctor said that the child's physical condition after birth was fine, her mother-in-law felt that it would affect the child's IQ.
Xiaoli's mother-in-law is a particularly traditional old man, who believes that children are born with too low weight and must not be as smart as their peers in the future. Every time she saw her grandson, her mother-in-law carefully checked the child's development and complained that her grandson was much slower in the process of growth.
Xiaoli and her husband believe in science, and they know that low birth weight has little effect on a child's intellectual development. They also communicated with the doctor and learned about the speed and progress of the child's normal growth, and the child's development has been very good. However, they did not want to argue with their mother-in-law about this issue, but just silently endured her nagging.
"Today's young people just don't believe in their ancestors!" The mother-in-law sighed and said.
Xiaoli feels her mother-in-law's loss, but she knows that it will take time to get her mother-in-law to accept new things. She did not want to argue with her mother-in-law over this issue, but silently did a good job of taking care of the child, hoping to prove that low birth weight does not affect the child's intellectual development.
So does weight at birth really affect a child's IQ?
First, the child is born "a few pounds and a few taels", suggesting the level of IQ?
Scientifically speaking, IQ is determined by a variety of factors, with genes being one of the most critical. According to current research, IQ genes are more stable than other genes.
However, genetics alone cannot completely explain a person's IQ, and environmental factors are also important factors affecting IQ, such as education, nutrition, socioeconomic status, etc. And the weight of a child at birth, even if there is a certain correlation with its IQ, cannot be used as the only standard to measure a person's IQ.
First, there is no certainty about the relationship between weight and IQ.
Although studies have shown that babies who are closer to the 3.25-3.5kg range may have a higher IQ, this is not absolute. Studies have shown that children who are born underweight or overweight can affect children's intellectual development.
For example, overweight newborns are prone to problems such as hypoglycemia and respiratory distress, which can negatively affect the newborn's brain. Newborns who are too young are prone to malnutrition, decreased immunity and other problems, which will also have a negative impact on children's physical and brain development, thereby affecting children's intelligence level.
Second, as we age, the correlation between weight and IQ gradually weakens.
Although there are scientific studies that prove that there is a certain correlation between neonatal weight and IQ, this correlation gradually decreases with age.
In fact, the human brain can continue to develop through acquired learning, training and other channels, and weight does not determine the limit of brain development. Therefore, even if a child is born with a relatively low weight, as long as he can receive sufficient help and support in the later stage of brain development, his IQ development will not be worse than that of others.
Second, how to measure the optimal weight of a child's birth?
So, how should the optimal weight for a child be measured at birth?
In general, the birth weight of a normally born singleton baby should be between 2.5 kg and 4 kg, with the range of 2.8 kg to 3.8 kg being common.
If the weight is less than 2.5 kg, it is called a low birth weight baby, and if the weight is less than 1.5 kg, it is called a very low birth weight baby.
Conversely, if it exceeds 4 kg, it is called a large birth weight baby. These conditions may have an impact on your baby's health.
The incidence of low birth weight babies varies slightly between countries, but the overall proportion is about 5% to 10%. Low birth weight babies may have a range of problems such as poor physical development, low immunity, and infections.
Therefore, for such babies, more attention and care need to be given, and some special measures need to be taken, such as providing highly nutritious foods and regularly monitoring health conditions.
Very low birth weight infants have a relatively low birth rate, accounting for about 1 to 2 per cent of all births. Due to extreme lack of growth, such babies need respiratory therapy, warmth, nutritional supplementation, and even hospitalization.
The incidence of large birth weight infants is comparable to that of low birth weight infants, usually around 5% to 10%. Under normal circumstances, these babies will not have much problems, but sometimes there may be neonatal hypoglycemia, shoulder dystocia and other conditions. In addition, large birth weight babies also need to pay attention to diet and exercise to avoid obesity and other problems.
The child's birth weight is a relative range that needs to be considered in the context of the baby's specific situation. Only before and during childbirth, when all examinations are fully paid attention and tested, can the optimal weight of the child be guaranteed. For babies with low or high birth weight, appropriate measures should be taken to protect their health.
Third, what are the factors that affect the development of children's IQ?
Children's IQ development is an issue that every parent is concerned about, and the factors that affect children's IQ development are also a topic of great concern and controversy. In addition to genetic and genetic factors, what other factors affect a child's IQ development?
First of all, the nutrition of the brain is one of the important factors affecting children's intellectual development.
Nutrition is the foundation of brain development, and it is a critical period for your baby's brain development 3 months after pregnancy and 6 months after birth. At this time, the baby needs to consume enough nutrients, especially high-quality protein, fatty acids, folic acid, iron and other components that are beneficial to brain development. Therefore, expectant mothers should make enough nutritional supplements in advance to ensure that the child receives enough nutrition during the critical period of the baby.
Secondly, breastfeeding is also one of the factors affecting the child's intellectual development.
Breast milk contains a variety of active substances that promote children's intellectual development, such as taurine. According to surveys, children who grow up eating breast milk have about 3-10 points higher IQ than children who grow up eating milk substitutes. Therefore, mothers are advised to breastfeed their baby as much as possible after birth.
Third, early education also has an important impact on children's IQ development.
Early education is not only to improve children's knowledge level, but also to optimize children's intellectual structure, exercise children's language expression ability, thinking logic ability and other abilities. Therefore, parents should pay attention to cultivating their children's interest and curiosity in learning, and provide children with a variety of suitable learning resources to help children learn quickly and master various skills.
Fourth, a child's emotional environment also has an important impact on IQ development.
Children need a stable emotional environment as they grow up, and parents should give their children enough love and support to make them feel safe, respected and understood. In this way, we can ensure that children can develop normally and perform better in future studies and work.
Fifth, the child's social environment is also one of the factors affecting intellectual development.
Children need to interact and communicate with others in order to gain more knowledge and experience and cultivate good interpersonal relationships. At the same time, a good social environment also helps children's thinking development and problem-solving skills.
Finally, a child's physical health also has an important impact on intellectual development. Maintaining a good diet, sleep quality, and moderate physical activity are all important elements. These factors can help children build a healthy body and provide basic support for intellectual development.
In general, the factors that affect the development of a child's IQ are manifold. Parents should pay attention to their children's needs in nutrition, education, emotions and physical and mental health, and create a good growth environment for their children, so as to help them better develop into a thoughtful, intelligent and emotional person.
Fourth, if you want to improve your child's IQ, you may wish to try these tips
However, how to improve your child's IQ? This is a job that requires patience, meticulousness, and thoughtfulness. Here are a few tips to help parents improve their children's IQ.
1. Cultivate interest in reading
Reading is an important way to improve children's IQ, which can broaden children's horizons, improve language expression skills, and inspire children's thinking.
Therefore, parents should cultivate their children's interest in reading from an early age and make them fall in love with reading. You can start with entertaining fairy tales, picture books, popular science books, etc., so that children can gain knowledge and happiness in reading, so as to improve their IQ.
2. Pay attention to music edification
Music is another effective means of improving your child's IQ. Studies have shown that music can enhance children's visuospatial ability, language expression ability and social skills, etc., thereby improving children's IQ. Therefore, parents should pay attention to music edification, let children contact various types of music, feel good in music, and improve IQ.
3. Participate in outdoor activities
Outdoor activities are an effective way to nurture children's physical and intellectual development.
In outdoor activities, children can be exposed to a rich variety of natural scenery and environment, enhancing perceptual awareness and observation skills. At the same time, outdoor activities can also stimulate children's positive mental state, exercise creative thinking and problem-solving skills, and thus improve IQ.
4. Arrange children's learning time reasonably
Reasonably arranging children's learning time can not only ensure the physical and mental health of children, but also improve children's IQ. Parents should formulate a scientific and reasonable learning plan according to the age, personality and characteristics of the child, so that the child can gradually master knowledge and skills in regular learning and improve the IQ level.
5. Cultivate children's hobbies
Cultivating your child's hobbies is another effective way to improve your child's IQ.
If children are interested in something, they will spontaneously understand and learn this knowledge, thereby improving their IQ level. Therefore, parents should pay more attention to their children's interests and hobbies, meet their children's needs as much as possible, and let their children get a sense of achievement and happiness in their interests, so as to better exert their intelligence.
Parents play a vital role in the development of their children. Through the above few tricks, you can effectively improve your child's IQ level and let your child have a better future development.
However, it should be noted that parents should not force their children to meet their own expectations, understand and respect the child's personality characteristics, give appropriate guidance and support, and let the child reach his maximum potential in his comfort zone.