This Is How Your Dad Can Influence Your IQ

Mother's Day is coming up this weekend, but if you have an especially high IQ, you may want to get something for dad, too. A new study has found fathers have an important impact on their baby's cognitive development, and those whose fathers were positively active during the first few months of birth, scored higher on cognitive tests by age 2. The study, conducted at the Imperial College London, notes fathers who positively interact with their young children by playing with them and giving them positive feedback, help increase their offspring's cognitive development. In fact, the researchers suggest it's able to predict a young child's cognitive abilities by simply looking at how much good quality time they spent with dad. "The clear message for new fathers here is to get stuck in and play with your baby," said study author Professor Paul Ramchandani told The Independent. "Even when they're really young playing and interacting with them can have a positive effect."