Forces shaping cognitive development


	Forces shaping cognitive development

nycscharf

7-25-2008 3:21 PM

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parenting, education

nycscharf says:

This article in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry concludes that aspirations, attitudes to learning and styles of interaction indirectly influence cognitive development. In other words, parenting REALLY matters.

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