Kids receive their most cognitive and academic stimulation from childcare providers, study says
Now, social scientists are studying kidsโ environment and their caregivers to see what difference the adults have on kidsโ early academic skills. The findings suggested that kids received the most stimulation from their childcare providers, followed by mom and then dad. Cabrera said dadsโ activities with two-year-olds were associated with higher scores for kidsโ reading and math at age four and five. Researchers say the findings support the idea that kids benefit when multiple caregivers provide cognitive stimulation. โYou know, maybe youโre reading the newspaper out loud, maybe youโre reading the comics, maybe youโre singing,โ continued Cabrera.