how do i make my kids smarter than average?

Answer 1

I am going to assume that what you mean is how do you getyour kids to fulfill their intellectual potential. Intelligence, though not entirely set at birth stays in pretty much the same range, but stimulation can make learning and ability to learn more potent.

Read to them, often, about many different subjects.

Play WITH them, pretend games, wih legos or blocks, tea parties, anything.

Have conversations with them. Talk to them about anything, what you see while your out, what you are watching on TV, about what you've read in books.

Use "big words" when you talk to them. If they ask what it means tell them, otherwise ask them if they know, and get their answer. Then tell them either the real meaning, or add any missing information or say "yes you are right it means_____" and find another way of saying it.

It is fine to let them watch a little TV, but make it educational and watch with them, then talk about what you've watched. Also it's NOT a big deal to let them watch a 1/2 hour educational show while you get a shower and get dressed.

Encourage them to do puzzles, mazes, dot-to-dots, and artwork.

Listen to music, all kinds. Encourage them to play instruments and to dance.

Make sure they get plenty of exercise and activities.

Take them to museums and zoos and parks. Have them keep a nature journal and record (draw, lable, and describe - you can help with the writing) interesting animals, plants, insects, clouds, streams, etc.

Do arts and crafts projects with them.

Do science experiments with them. Buy or check out from a library a kids science experiment book.

Cook with them. Buy or check out a kids cookbook.

Here are some links to pages with many different activities, including printable activities, craft ideas, and other projects:

http://familyfun.go.com/
http://kaboose.com/
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/
http://www.make-stuff.com/kids/index.html
http://www.dltk-kids.com/

Answer 2

You can't make children intelligent. You either have it or you don't. You can help a child's intelligence flurish but you can't take a child and make it smarter. Read to them every night. Take them to science museums and history museums. Make learning fun because if you keep pushing learning and intelligence down their throats they are going to get so sick of it they will not like school and will not do their best. Encourage good grades by rewarding them somehow for good report cards. Encourage that they do their homework. My mom always made us come home and do our homework everyday. She felt we might as well do it when we got home that way the rest of the evening was ours. We always did it at the kitchen table. I would suggest setting out after school snacks and put some classical music on a radio because sometimes no noise can be a little distracting and they'll fool around.

Answer 3

My daughter just finished up kindergarten and most of first grade just a few weeks ago. She is only 6 years old. When she goes back to school in the fall before Christmas she will be in second grade for most of the day.
I am not sure if it helped or not, but this is what i did. When she came home from the hospital I played classical music during nap and bed time, this is supposed to stimulate the brain. I never talked baby talk to my daughter, and I read to her everyday several times a day. Also nursey rhymes from a young age helped too. We went exploring often using all 5 senses (becareful what your child/baby puts in his/her mouth). New experices are always a great thing for kids, don't be afraid to try something new and creative (cooking stuff, outdoor stuff, messy stuff). Also, introduce music. Get your kids moving dancing and singing, it helps!

There are many great programs that can help, try Early Head Start (national program), WIC, and many others contact your local health department for more information.

Answer 4

Go to score.com .it will show you a few locations near you. it is an educational center. it is fun. wat you do is you do lessons on a computer which austs to your child's knowledge. at the end of each lesson, the computer will give a score.70% or higher gets 1 score card , 90% or higher gets 2 score cards and a basketball shot in the hoop that's there. with the score cards, your child can get gift cards, disneyland tickets, basketballs, lipgloss, and soooooooo much more. everyone honors your child after finishing something called a goal. you pick a goal (reading, spelling,language arts or math) and everytime your child does that lesson, they will move a magnet 3 spaces up a mountain. once they go up to a certain point, they will get a prize and everyone at the center at that moment will clap and cheer for them.sometimes they have contests to win big prizes like xboxes and giftcards. sometimes they have challenges to bring in some household items , get score cards and be invited to a pizza party. Sometimes, kids will play the quiet game while doing their lessons, or play a game where you divide into teams and try to get good scores that will be averaged together to make the team's final score. all the while, there will be coaches to help your kids if they need help on a certain problem. hope this helped and hope you go to score. it is a really fun place to learn.=)

Answer 5

"make my kids"
This phrase puts me on edge. It should never be such a goal that there ends up being any pressure.

Other than that I'd say exposure to a lot of diverse things is great. Read to your kids before bed, read interesting things but things that use some advanced vocabulary. If they ask what a word means help them to look it up and then explain the definition to them.

Getting them into games that involve a lot of skill, and strategy is also good, Chess and Go are primary examples of this.

Music is good as well. Music lessons can be fun and it has been shown to make spatial sense better which is needed for more abstract mathematics.

Always be learning new things... yes I am talking about you. Go to the library and have them look for books but you should go look for books too. Your kids should see you as a lifetime learner. You should choose to watch educational programs on television, don't make your kids watch them, just make it known that you are watching them and interested in what you are watching.

Always be talking to your kids. Make a point of discussing local politics or other things that interest you and your family. Try to use a wide variety of vocabulary when talking with your kids.

Smart is such a relative term. I'm assuming that you mean smart as in will be ready for and do well in college. What is necessary for this is strong reading skills, strong writing and communication skills, strong math and critical thinking skills, a love for learning, and a stable life.

Don't pressure any of these but be subvertive and change your lifestyle to work on these things yourself. If you do these things and are successful then your kids will define these things as success.

Answer 6

Part of that is genetic, so if you're not already married with children, you might want to look for someone who's smarter than average to father your children.

Next, make sure that your children have proper nutrition from conception on. And from the time they're born, let them see you and their father reading. Take them to libraries. Read to them, and let them create stories based on the pictures. Then when they begin to make the connections, let them read to you. Talk with them, explain things to them, challenge them to think about things. Answer their questions, but have dictionaries and encyclopedias (or these days, the internet) available and teach them how to find answers for themselves, as well.

Encourage them to talk about what they've learned at school, and ask them questions to take the ideas a little further. Talk to them about what's happening in the world. Encourage them to make associations between what they already know and the new things that they're learning. Once they learn how to learn, they'll never stop.

Answer 7

My son is extremely smart. A lot smarter than I was at his age. My husband is very smart also, but I read to my son since I found out I was pregnant. He is a very good reader today and he retains a lot of information. Read to your children. Ask them if they understand what you are reading. Make a reading time for them and stick with it. When they are in grade school it will seem like a fun thing to get to do instead of homework.

Answer 8

Don't concentrate on making them smarter than everyone else. This will actually be detrimental to them. And why would you want them to be? Just do the normal things, let them know how valuable education is, read to them, go to museums, parks, zoos, etc. Set a good example. If you do all this they will live up to their full potential. If you push them too hard, they will be resentful of you and resentful of learning, and may feel like they are a disappointment to you.

Answer 9

Every parent wants their children to develop into great human beings...being loved and cared for, being accepted for who and what they are is up most important. Each child will reach their highest level if they have security and much love. Children today are so different from years past when they had more quiet time to dream, create and just rest from their day at school. Running around town to attend many activities creates so much stress for the parents and children. In years to come hopefully there will be a middle ground. After saying all this children will grow if they are nurtured just like plants..what you feed it....that is what you reap...

Answer 10

Read to them and have them read to you. Choose a variety of stories and subjects fiction and non fiction. You can buy them educational fun games, like Reader Rabbit, and similar games for math, geography (where in the world is Carmen Santiago?), and even educational PS and Xbox games. Expose them to classical music, jazz, and varieties of art exhibits. Take them to the museums (both local and the great ones like the Smithsonian), the planetarium, the zoo, and the like. Stimulate the minds. Keep them thinking. That gives them a strong advantage in school and life.