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[quote=Anonymous]There is a certain aspect of "nature" involved in that individuals may be inclined one way or another. If they are not so inclined, you may not be able to make them inclined to be interested in academics or studying. However, inasmuch as "nurture" can encourage children to be more inclined, you work on making reading and learning interesting and fun. So, you start by reading to them as much as you can. Emphasize non-screen time as much as possible, so that they get more accustomed to reading rather than watching. When they are young, make sure to incorporate teaching and learning into everything. So, go for a walk and talk about the interesting flowers or animals/birds. When you are working around them, talk to them about what you are doing. When they hit the insatiable question phase (around 2-3 years old), take the time to answer their questions, don't just use platitudes. If you don't know the answer, show they how to find the answers. In the modern age, when they have a question you don't know, just say "why don't we Google it to find out?" For my kids, we talk a lot. When they have questions, even at dinner, I'll pull out the phone and we'll Google the answer and talk about it. Now that they are late ES, they can Google many things on their own and they do. We show an interest, so if they find something interesting on Google, they'll mention it and we'll talk about it. They love to "educate" Mom and Dad about things they've learned. And they love to learn. We've done the best we could to cultivate this since they could talk. And of our two kids (twins, so they've been in the same environment all their lives), one is much more inclined to be academic and want to learn. The other is smart and good in school, but not as interested in learning for learning's sake. He is very inclined to learn things that interest him and will study a lot about those subjects and topics, but less inclined to just research and learn on his own.[/quote]
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