The first two years of life are the most important for the IQ level of the child

Romanian researchers, abandoned children in institutions are to the conclusion that the care of children in the first 2 years of life has come important implications for the development and the level of intelligence in the future. According to the researchers suggest Charles Zina (Charles Zeanah) studies indicate that in the first two years of life the child is very sensitive stage, the events of which is especially important in shaping cognitive (cognitive) development. Especially important is the care of the child is one year - that the child communicate during this time to a mother and father with him, etc. makes The study included 136 children aged 6 to 30 months, which in soon after birth or had left orphanages in Bucharest. Researchers trained social workers and recruited the Romanian families, to provide the proper care and attention for children, half of whom were selected at random. Indicators of children, parental care during the first 18 months were higher than for those who received later. For example, the children have received under the age of 42 months, the care and attention to 18 months, the level of IQ was 94, compared with children for whom care between 18 and 24 months, the level of IQ was 89 began. Children who take care of onset between 24 and 30 months, indicators of IQ were even lower. Conducting a survey of one year showed that children are lagging in development compared to the children who were placed in the family before continuing.