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03-19-2006, 09:59 AM
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Short children not as smart?
From http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/pac...kids/shortkids
Children's Height and Intelligence Linked When it comes to intelligence tests, children who are short for their age seem to do worse than their taller friends, Reuters reports of a new study from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. The study: Information was recorded on more than 1,400 children born in 1970 in Great Britain, including their height at 22 months and 5 years of age. At age 10, all completed a standard test of mental acuity. The results: The shorter the child's height at age 5, the poorer he or she performed on the test at age 10, no matter the child's birth weight or family income. The implication is that slower childhood growth is associated with lower intelligence. Why? It could be that environmental factors, such as a stressful home life, have a negative effect on both early childhood growth and mental development. "Childhood stress can slow growth significantly," lead study author Dr. Scott Montgomery told Reuters Health. There is evidence that long-term stress, such as that caused when parents argue frequently or divorce, can cause a child's growth to be impaired by affecting the body's production of a growth hormone. Some children--and by no means all--are shorter than they should be because of this. At the same time, such stress can influence the development of brain regions that are involved in memory and learning, according to Montgomery. The opposite is also true. "A happy childhood is likely to enhance both physical growth and intellectual growth," he told Reuters. IMPORTANT: Many children are shorter than average because that is their genetic makeup, and this is not due to an underlying environmental problem, such as family stress. In this case, short stature will not negatively influence their intelligence or performance on IQ tests. The study findings were published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
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03-19-2006, 10:02 AM
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Interesting. I thought the opposite would be true.
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03-19-2006, 12:50 PM
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I think its more of a question of self esteem and confidence , not intelligence.
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03-19-2006, 02:30 PM
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Well, I was always shorter than most of my peers (and obviously still am at a height of 5'2''), so I guess I'm pretty stupid.
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03-19-2006, 02:31 PM
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03-19-2006, 04:36 PM
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When I was in school, the shorter, smaller kids where usually the smartest. The big kids, like myself, played football and had trouble adding anything in double figures!
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03-19-2006, 07:34 PM
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Tao There's A Flavour of Metal for EVERYONE Mark 4:40 "Then he said to the disciples, `Why do you fear? Do you not believe in God?' " Last edited by ChrisP; 03-19-2006 at 08:17 PM.
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#9
03-19-2006, 07:38 PM
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.... I'm retarded?
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03-19-2006, 08:06 PM
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Enroll me in the stupid club. 
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