"We have done play programs in Bangladesh where the children are severely malnourished and we have produced up to a nine-point improvement in the IQ of these kids -- just with play," said author Sally McGregor of the Institute of Child Health at University College London.
Though this is important information, I have to admit I'd have been slipping the kids food.
The headline would have been "Children gain nine pounds---just with play."
Boosting intelligence among poor is child's play
Fri Jan 5, 2007 4:05 AM ET
By Jeremy Lovell
LONDON (Reuters) - Giving pre-school children toys to play with boosts their mental development even if they suffer from malnutrition, a report said on Friday.
The report, published in the Lancet medical journal, said several studies had found a clear link between intelligence and child's play.
"We have done play programs in Bangladesh where the children are severely malnourished and we have produced up to a nine-point improvement in the IQ of these kids -- just with play," said author Sally McGregor of the Institute of Child Health at University College London.
"Malnutrition on its own is a problem. Malnutrition without mental stimulation is an even bigger problem," she said in an interview.
The report found that more than 200 million of the world's poorest children were underfed and under-stimulated.
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