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Scientists often cite the f irst ten years of achild's life as the "window of opportunity."Ever y t h i ng at t h is t ime is cr it ica l toimproving the "wiring" of a person's brain.These are the ages when the brain canform the most neural networks.提高孩子智商的一些活动Engage in music-making 音乐熏陶Studies show that learning music makeskids smarter. On average music studentsperform better on standardized testsand have higher overall GPAs. In oneexperiment it was found that taking pianolessons even helped raised IQ significantly.研究证明，学习音乐能够让孩子变得更聪明。在标准化考试中，学习音乐的学生比其他学生表现的更好，平均分也更高。一项实验甚至指出，上钢琴课能够显著提高智商。Unstructured play time should bemandate 必须让孩子自由玩耍Unstructured playtime has always beenan important part of "being a kid " but itis also crucial to a child's development.Hovering and over-parenting is linkedwith psychological problems. "Free play"not only helps kids develop cognitive andsocial skills it also helps them develop intohappy healthy adults in the future.对于小孩来说，自由玩耍是非常重要的一部分，同时也对他们的成长至关重要。如果父母老是在一旁或者管的太多，容易使孩子产生心理问题。自由玩耍不仅能帮助孩子发展认知能力和社交能力，还能让他们成长为快乐健康的成年人。20 minutes of exercise helps kidstoo 20 分钟的体育锻炼A Swe d i s h s t u d y o f o v e r a m i l l i o n18-year-olds showed that fitness doesrelate to a person's IQ. The specifics ofhow exercise affects brain growth anddevelopment is unclear but studies showthat for 9 and 10-year-olds 20minutes ofexercise before a test significantly improvestest scores.瑞典一项基于100 万18 周岁人群的研究显示，健康和一个人的智商息息相关。人们现在还不清楚体育锻炼是怎样影响大脑发育的，但是研究显示，如果9 至10 岁在接受测验前进行过20 分钟的体育锻炼，测验分数有显著提高。