My baby is smarter - Page 2

[Charles Baudelaire]

Originally Posted by ramlita

That's funny- there's a book about "the Einstein Syndrome" based on that story that he talked late!
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At the risk of getting too OT, I'll try to keep this brief:

"There is an Einstein family story that relates Albert's comment when he was told he had a new baby sister to play with. He said "But where are the wheels?" AND he was 2 years and 8 months old when he said that."

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"Einstein was speaking in whole sentences by some point between age two and three years."

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There are more sources, but I'll keep it brief. I don't consider 2 a delayed age at which to begin speaking in sentences.

[Viola]

Originally Posted by Jill0905

when i present links about why breastfeeding is the best there is always the topic of breastfed babies have a higher IQ. of course all the FF mommas jump my case saying that i am calling their babies dumb. how do you handle that? i want to say your baby is not dumb, you are! (ok that might be too mean)

I would ask them why they are prejudiced against people with lower IQs in the first place. Sure, some people will have lower IQs than others, but I don't see that having a few extra points higher a real boon in most cases. And there are some children who will have significantly lower IQs or developmental differences. Are they not as valuable as other persons?

[cjuniverse]

I agree with Viola.

I'd take a world of kind, happy people over a world of super geniuses any day.

As far as my son is concerned, all I care about is his happiness. Numbers on a scale mean nothing to me. Thirding the comment about IQ tests being targeted towards the pale and monied, rendering them essentially meaningless (not that they'd matter to people like me anyway).

Who gives a hoot when your baby does X or Y? As long as they're healthy and happy and loving their little life what does it matter?

[sapphire_chan]

Thanks for already pointing out the populations verses indidividuals thing, Ellien!

Also, thanks for sharing about the preemie study, Ammaarah, I had been wondering how they accounted for nuturing. Of course, I'd think that a mom who was giving pumped breastmilk for her baby would *have* to come to the hospital more often and it's kind of scary that the researchers might have been discouraging spending time with their babies. I'd rather see a study where everyone was monitored to make sure they were nursing their babies by whatever means and then a comparison of formula and breastmilk was made.

Viola, excellent point about a child's worth.

And finally, 8 IQ points is basically nothing, it's not going to turn a genius into a moron. (Moron in the clinical sense.)

[Sarah]

I think the problem is simply the inability to understand that it's not a comparison between your baby and my baby... it's an example of "this is your brain on breastmilk... now this is your brain on formula"

So when dealing with a person who is playing "it's fun to be dumb" in order to pick a "I'm offended" fight. Simply say, "It's not about you... we are not comparing babies to other babies- we understand that babies of all IQ levels will benefit from the optimal brain individual development afforded to them by breastfeeding. Even children with severe mental disabilities can benefit from being breastfed.

Then take the high road.

Love Sarah