nevadamedic
06-22-2007, 12:24 AM
Story Highlights
• Study: Boys treated as eldest in family score higher on IQ tests
•Researchers studied IQ tests of more than 241,000 Norwegian men
• 2nd-born sons had higher IQ score if older sibling died in infancy
• Older kids may benefit from organizing thoughts to tutor younger siblings
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/parenting/06/21/birth.order.ap/index.html
Does this even really matter?
• Study: Boys treated as eldest in family score higher on IQ tests
•Researchers studied IQ tests of more than 241,000 Norwegian men
• 2nd-born sons had higher IQ score if older sibling died in infancy
• Older kids may benefit from organizing thoughts to tutor younger siblings
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/parenting/06/21/birth.order.ap/index.html
Does this even really matter?