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2nd June 2019
07:52am BST

“No one has actually shown that three-way link," Dindo explains. "That attachment does lead to effortful control and effortful control does lead to better academic success—that something at the age of two or three can predict something in the early teen years."
The practical takeaway? Parents can be educated on how to be better attached.
Note that for purposes of the study, "attachment" refers to the way parents respond to children who are in distress. Meaning, you can teach someone to be receptive to a child’s distress in a way that’s warm and receptive and kind and gentle and loving instead of teaching "Don’t cry, suck it up, don’t be afraid, don’t be anxious."
It is also worth noting that emotional intelligence is also a predictor for academic success – and that this is certainly not only defined by IQ.Explore more on these topics: