Show r TEST YOUR BABY'S INTELLIGENCE INTELLI INTELLI- GENCE By DR LOYAL LOYAL CRANE Un Until tU the child reaches school age and meets the test st of competing with his fellows In the classroom very few parents have any Idea as asto asto asto to how their children measure up In the way of mental development with others of their own age Mental tests given to very young children are at best only approxImately approximately approximately accurate I However I I am m n sure that the following list of t tests for children under 3 years will en enable enable enable en- en able many mothers to check with withBorne some Borne degree of correctness their own estimates of ot baby's wisdom Here Hera are are the tests Try them at age 3 months Can voluntarily carry carry car car- ry 17 hand or object to mouth Will start when someone claps hands hand loudly behind his head Will viii follow tollow a burning match with his eyes Will turn head to see a bright light turned on off to one side aide Will wink when anything approaches approaches ap ap- his eyes rapidly At age age 12 months Can sit Unsupported unsUPPorted unsupported un un- supported for tor two minutes and stand unsupported for or five seconds Can Ca'n say mama dada etc Will Imitate simple movements such as the nodding of ot the of-the the head or orthe orthe orthe the shaking of a rattle s If It a II pencil is placed In his hand will make marks on a piece of paper paper paper pa pa- per especially If the ex examiner sets him the example Will give evidence of t recognizing definite object objects playthings and persons per per- sons Nor should you forget that in testing baby you you- are really also testing yourself It Is a rare parent wh who can exercise exercise exer exer- cise sufficient self control where hisOr hisOr his hisor or her own child Is concerned to enable him to arrive at an Impartial Impartial impartial estimate of ot the childs child's perform perform- ance nce Remember no coaching Dr Crane will be glad to advise our readers on problems of ot home training mental development school progress vocational guidance etc Address your letters to Dr Crane Cranie care of ot McClure Newspaper Syndicate Syndicate Syndicate Syndi Syndi- cate 3 Fourth avenue New York City inclosing stamped addressed envelope for reply Copyright 1925 by the McClure Newspaper SY Syndicate |