The real facts about your child's IQ

Written by Alannah Moore


Parents may be surprised to discoverrepparttar following facts about IQ and IQ testing.

1. IQ stands for Intelligence Quotient. But it is debatable whether IQ tests really measure intelligence (or whatever it is we mean by "intelligence" - psychologists have been divided for years).

IQ tests do not take into account aspects such as creativity, artistic or musical talent - a child can most certainly be "gifted" without having a high IQ.

Nor do IQ tests take into account qualities such as leadership which will have a huge impact onrepparttar 135778 child's life. They cannot be taken as any kind of indicator of success in future life.

It is dubious as to whether IQ scores have any real value of their own outsiderepparttar 135779 educational system.

2. However unimportant IQ is in itself, your child’s IQ score will have a serious impact on his or her schooling. It may well determine which class he or she is put in and can therefore have far-reaching effects.

It is a fact that children achieve better academic results when in a class with more able pupils. It is therefore in your child's interest that he or she gets a place inrepparttar 135780 highest class possible for his or her abilities.

3. IQ test results can be very unreliable. Research has shown that 50% of children will achieve a score varying by 5 points in either direction when retested, some as much as 20 points!

The most unreliable tests are group tests (rather as individual tests) which are usuallyrepparttar 135781 kinds of IQ test used in schools. The teachers responsible for carrying outrepparttar 135782 tests are often not trained adequately, which may makerepparttar 135783 results even more unreliable.

The Parent Teen Relationship

Written by Carol Shepley


It wasrepparttar homework that did it. Each night became a challenge in how I was going to get my son, a non-academic, to do his homework. I tried patience, encouragement, and teaching, all to no avail. I moved on to bribery, threats and punishment, still no success. Finally I tried anger, frustration and tears, but still no joy. Atrepparttar 135777 end of my tether I knew it was time for a change.

Looking back on my behaviour I could see how I had changed from a calm, encouraging parent into a demanding, controlling tyrant. This was a true wake up call; I could not believe I had turned intorepparttar 135778 very thing I hated to see in others. I asked myself, "what is more important, homework orrepparttar 135779 relationship with my son?"

The parenting relationship is a tricky one; one that needs to continue to evolve over time. It is made doubly tricky byrepparttar 135780 fact thatrepparttar 135781 child uses this relationship as a role model for future relationships. As a child they see that adults haverepparttar 135782 control and power in a relationship; as they grow into adolescents they want this control and power for themselves. No wonder there are so many battles between parents and teens.

However,repparttar 135783 desire for control and power is also reflected betweenrepparttar 135784 teenagers themselves. Mixed withrepparttar 135785 self-centeredness left over from childhood andrepparttar 135786 need to belong, a potent mix is created; otherwise known as peer pressure. This pressure can take many forms, from daring someone to do something that you haven't gotrepparttar 135787 courage to do, to manipulating someone to give you what you want. Standing up to this pressure, particularly from their close friends can be difficult,

Teenagers need to learn how to get their needs met but without resorting to using control, power or manipulation. Just as importantly they need to learn how to resist pressure from others. If parents can changerepparttar 135788 relationship they have with their teen so that each other's needs are dealt with using respect, understanding and appreciation, then teens can experiment and realiserepparttar 135789 benefits of such a relationship.

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