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Self-control is repeatedly found to be vital for success in relationships, work and even for good mental health.
People whose fathers played with them more as children grow up with stronger self-control, four decades of research reveals.
Up to the age of three, playtime with Dad seems to have a particularly beneficial effect.
Men tend to play in more physical ways, the researchers found, including giving piggy-back rides, tickling and chasing.
This may help children learn to control their feelings.
As a result, later on they can find it easier to regulate their behaviour.
Self-control is repeatedly found to be vital for success in relationships, work and even for good mental health.
Professor Paul Ramchandani, the study’s first author, said:
“It’s important not to overstate the impact of father-child play as there are limits to what the research can tell us, but it does seem that children who get a reasonable amount of playtime with their father benefit as a group.”
The conclusions come from a review of 78 separate studies carried out over four decades.
The results showed that most fathers play with their children every day.
Fathers, though, play more physically with their children.
With babies, they lift them up more and with toddlers they use more rough-and-tumble play.
It emerged that children who played more with their fathers were less likely to have emotional and behavioural problems later on along with a lower risk of hyperactivity.
Professor Ramchandani said:
“Physical play creates fun, exciting situations in which children have to apply self-regulation.
You might have to control your strength, learn when things have gone too far — or maybe your father steps on your toe by accident and you feel cross!
It’s a safe environment in which children can practise how to respond. If they react the wrong way, they might get told off, but it’s not the end of the world — and next time they might remember to behave differently.”
Mothers can, of course, support physical play, just the same as fathers, said Professor Ramchandani:
“One of the things that our research points to time and again is the need to vary the types of play children have access to, and mothers can, of course, support physical play with young children as well.
Different parents may have slightly different inclinations when it comes to playing with children, but part of being a parent is stepping outside your comfort zone.
Children are likely to benefit most if they are given different ways to play and interact.”
The study was published in the journal Developmental Review (Amodia-Bidakowska et al., 2020).
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The Delicious Foods Linked To Higher IQ
Children’s brain are particularly sensitive early on — in the womb and through their first years of life.
Children’s brain are particularly sensitive early on — in the womb and through their first years of life.
Eating more fruit during pregnancy increases the cognitive skills of children, new research finds.
The study was inspired by previous resea rch finding that mothers who eat more fruit have smarter children, when measured at one-year-old.
Another study has found that children fed a healthier diet from an early age have a higher IQ,
Children who were breastfed and later given plenty of fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods had IQs up to two points higher at age 8.
Children’s brain are particularly sensitive early on — in the womb and through their first years of life.
Junk food and ready-made baby meals have both been linked to lower IQs in children when they reach 8-years-old.
Meanwhile, a diet low in sugars, fats and processed foods consumed at a young age may increase intelligence.
Dr Claire Scavuzzo, study co-author, said:
“Our findings replicated what was found in humans and fruit flies.
In a controlled, isolated way we were able to confirm a role for prenatal fruit exposure on the cognitive development of newborns.
We see this as especially valuable information for pregnant mothers, as this offers a nonpharmacological, dietary intervention to boost infant brain development.”
The latest study was carried out on rats.
The results showed that pregnant rats fed fruit juice gave birth to babies with better memories.
Ms Rachel Ward-Flanagan, the study’s first author, said:
“Our results show that there is significant cognitive benefit for the offspring of mothers that ingest more fruit during pregnancy.”
Ms Ward-Flanagan continued:
“The idea that nutrition may also impact mental health and cognition has only recently started to gain traction.
People want to be able give their kids the best possible start in life, and from our findings, it seems that a diet enriched with fruit is a possible way to do so.”
The study was published in the journal PLOS ONE (Ward-Flanagan et al., 2020).
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