Seven ways to make your kid smarter without spending a cent

Description

Dr Colliver and study co-author Amael Arguel asked parents to do everyday problem solving activities involving literacy and numeracy skills, such as writing a letter, in the presence of their children and assessed them against a control group. Over four weeks, the children who were exposed to adults doing problem-solving started to do more activities themselves involving literacy and numeracy, such as writing letters or sorting objects into patterns.