How to Make Your Kid Smart Without Spending a Minute Teaching Him to Be Smart
Subtly invoke your child to read
What is the best way to make your kids smart without spending a minute teaching them how to be smart? — Invoke in them the reading habit.
That’s what my dad did.
I used to see him reading one or the other book every day and so I became curious about what was interesting in that dark matter written on those white papers.
At home, we have a library of over 300 books. Daddy buys a book or two each month. He’s been doing this for two decades. Now I do the same. That’s the family legacy I want to continue.
But how was I inspired to take this step? There’s human psychology at play.
Like every other kid, my childhood desire was to act like an adult.
My dad is a civil engineer, an accomplished person in the town. I wanted to be like my dad — a respected professional. And the easiest way at that age was to imitate him.
It was summer. I had nothing to do. And I didn’t want to sit idle for the next two months. So, one day, I took the books off the shelf and started judging each by their cover. I liked thrillers those days. I was fond of stories of bravery and war. And especially the history. So…
