What is the impact of older childbearing on children's IQ?
With the progress of society and people's constant pursuit of quality of life, more and more families begin to consider childbearing when women are older. However, the elderly childbearing will have a certain impact on children's IQ. This article will analyze the influence of elder childbearing on children's intellectual development from four aspects: physiology, psychology, environment and family education.
Physiological factors
First, the aging of women will lead to the decline of egg quality. With the growth of age, the number and quality of eggs will decrease, and chromosomal abnormalities, such as Down syndrome, are prone to occur. These abnormal staining experiences will bring intellectual defects to children and reduce their IQ.
Secondly, the elderly childbearing may be accompanied by the increase of pregnancy complications. With the growth of age, the body of pregnant women is gradually worse than before, and it is easy to have complications such as pregnancy hypertension and diabetes. These complications will affect the development of the fetus, including the development of the brain, thus having a negative impact on the child's intelligence.
In addition, the possibility of genetic mutations in elderly parents is increased. With the increase of age, the risk of mutation of parents' genetic genes will also increase. Genetic mutation may affect children's intellectual development, and even lead to intellectual deficiency.
psychological factor
The elderly child-bearing families often face enormous psychological pressure in the process of child-bearing. A long pregnancy preparation period, many failed attempts, and social prejudice and pressure on elderly expectant mothers are likely to lead to emotional instability of family members. These negative emotions will have an impact on the child's intellectual development, because the mother's emotions directly affect the neural and emotional development of the fetus.
In addition, elderly parents may face a decline in childcare ability. With the growth of age, parents' physical strength and energy tend to decline, and they cannot give enough attention and education to their children. This will restrict the children's intellectual development to a certain extent, which may lead to insufficient educational resources.
environmental factor
The environment of the elderly pregnant women may have an impact on their children's intelligence. For example, living in a heavily polluted place, pregnant women are polluted by harmful substances in the environment, which will adversely affect the brain development of the fetus. At the same time, parents who give birth at an advanced age often face economic pressure and are unable to provide good living conditions and educational resources, thus affecting their children's intellectual development.
home education
Family education also plays an important role in children's intellectual development. Parents who give birth at an advanced age may lack the ability to fully communicate and exchange with their children due to the increase of age, which is difficult to meet their children's needs for knowledge and learning. At the same time, because the child is an only child or a late child in the family, the family may overprotect or pamper, which will also have a negative impact on the child's intellectual development.
To sum up, the elderly childbearing has a certain impact on the development of children's IQ. From the four aspects of physiology, psychology, environment and family education, families with older children need to pay attention to and cope with these impacts, provide a good breeding environment and appropriate educational resources, so as to promote the intellectual development of children.
