Being a chatterbox around your children 'boosts their IQ and increases their cognitive skills'

Being a chatterbox could boost your child's intelligence, according to new research. It found youngsters exposed to large amounts of speech by their parents had higher IQs and better cognitive skills. The children, aged two to four, also tended to have better non-verbal skills such as reasoning, numeracy and shape awareness. Additionally, the study found children who interacted with adults that used a diverse vocabulary knew a greater variety of words themselves. Researchers suggest greater exposure to language forces youngsters to learn what words and phrases mean.