In a 2009 longitudinal study of 856 people in semirural New York, Bowling Green State University psychologist Eric Dubow found that 'parents' educational level when the child was 8 years old significantly predicted educational and occupational success for the child 40 years later.' They tend to teach their kids math early on.Ī 2007 meta-analysis of 35,000 preschoolers across the US, Canada, and England found that developing math skills early can turn into a huge advantage. Pulling from a group of over 14,000 children who entered kindergarten in 1998 to 2007, the study found that children born to teen moms (18 years old or younger) were less likely to finish high school or go to college than their counterparts.Īspiration is at least partially responsible.
