http://blog.famundo.com/articles/2007/04/03/maybe-mozart-doesnt-make-your-baby-smarter en-us 40 <p>Remember back in the 90&#8217;s when the state of Georgia was handing out Bach and Mozart CDs to every baby born, with the belief that is would make them smarter? And now, there is a multi-million dollar industry solely devoted to making little baby geniuses.</p> <p>But according to a recent study by Sarah Mead of Education Sector, <a href=http://www.educationsector.org/analysis/analysis_show.htm?doc_id=469729#PDF>Million Dollar Babies: Why Infants Can&#8217;t be Hardwired for Success</a>, the evidence suggests otherwise.</p> <blockquote> <p>While neural connections in babies&#8217; brains grow rapidly in the early years, adults can&#8217;t make newborns smarter or more successful by having them listen to Beethoven or play with Einstein-inspired blocks. Nor is there any neuroscience evidence that suggests that the earliest years are a singular window for growth that slams shut once children turn three.</p> </blockquote> <p>You can download a pdf of the entire study by clicking <a href=http://www.educationsector.org/usr_doc/Million_Dollar_Babies.pdf>here.</a></p> Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:55:00 -0400 urn:uuid:5602a94b-01f5-48b1-93fa-05ce5eb2fe19 richard.kuhlenschmidt@famundo.com (Richard Kuhlenschmidt) http://blog.famundo.com/articles/2007/04/03/maybe-mozart-doesnt-make-your-baby-smarter Parenting