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This Study of 1,000 Children Shows This: at 3 Years Old, This Trait Predicts the Health and Success of Your Child Much Better than Its IQ

Summary by aufeminin.com
One often spends hours wondering if our child is "smart", if he is in the right school, if he is well ahead. A great New Zealand study, Dunedin's study, has followed more than 1,000 children from birth to 32 years old and tells another story: at 3 years old, a single trait predicts better health, money and the risk of criminal record than the IQ or the income of the parents. This trait is self-control: the ability of a toddler to resist an impul…
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One often spends hours wondering if our child is "smart", if he is in the right school, if he is well ahead. A great New Zealand study, Dunedin's study, has followed more than 1,000 children from birth to 32 years old and tells another story: at 3 years old, a single trait predicts better health, money and the risk of criminal record than the IQ or the income of the parents. This trait is self-control: the ability of a toddler to resist an impul…

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aufeminin.com broke the news on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
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