…because bad parents feed their kids regular food. Or something like that.

The “good father” in me wants to think I have some kind of influence on the type of person my kid will become…

Is there a link between rule-based play and developing integrity in kids?

This is a fictitious example and quasi-supernatural thought experiment: skep/dad’s all-natural, one-size-fits-all, time traveling baseball cap, also known as The Chrono-Hat.

I hope that I promote strong, responsible parenting through this blog, so putting the responsibility of the decision on chance or the child’s so-called choice is not an option.

How does one set a baseline of intelligence in kids against which to measure, how does one differentiate between causation and correlation (which I think is more likely the real answer), and what does the risk/benefit comparison have to say on the topic?

I’m sure there are statistical averages and baselines that could be established, but at such a young age, with so many other factors, I find it difficult to trust the data on so-called baby intelligence when there are a multitude of uncontrollable variables.