Originally Posted by BWBShari
Haven't seen the board this fired up in a while!

For the nature vs. nurture question....My DS was born with his brain, nature. I have fed the monster, nurture. So my first inclination would be 50/50.

That does not make sense, because in some alternate universe where you had given up DS for adoption, his adoptive parents still would have fed him. Do you think your cooking has some special qualities leading to high IQ? What you (and your husband) have given your son that is likely more distinctive are your genes. My reading of the IQ literature is that unless parents are outright negligent or abusive, their childrearing cannot boost IQ appreciably in a way that lasts until adulthood.

"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle." - George Orwell