For over 70 years, research has shown a relationship between season of birth and intelligence or educational achievement. Although some research results vary, the bulk of the data suggests that learning skills and birth season are linked. However, the jury is out as to why month of birth might be related to IQ.
Those born in September are, apparently, the smartest out of the entire year. According to Marie Claire, a study published in the National Bureau of Economic Research found that there's a clear correlation between the month during which you were born and how smart you are.
A National Bureau of Economic Research report found that children born in September tend to be more successful. The study looked at the grades of students ages 6 to 15 and found that children born in September had higher scores on average than their peers.
Your birth month can impact the rest of your life, and not just on your birthday. Scientists and statisticians have found that birth months affect everything from chosen career to attitude. For instance, babies born in July are generally more optimistic through life. They're also more likely to have vision problems.
We used Danish data from the years 1911 to 1915 on seasonal infant mortality in the first year of life and found that, according to our model (Eq. 4), infants born in June are the most vulnerable.
They found that the most fertile months for conceiving a boy were from September to November, while the lowest fertile period was from March to May.
Researchers catalogued the birth dates of 375 executive officers drawn from 500 companies and found that most of them were born in March (12 percent) or April (10 percent). Children born in June and July, according to the study, are among those least destined for CEO greatness.
Psychologists have known that certain personality traits tend to be associated with certain birth months. For example, people born in January and February tend to be more creative, and have a higher chance of being diagnosed with schizophrenia, than people born at any other time of year.
The least common birthday is leap day, or February 29. But because the day only occurs once every four years, it's obvious it would yield the least amount of birthdays. The rarest birthday of the 365 annual calendar days is Christmas day, Dec. 25.
Also meaning that December is the least common birth month, with January and February sharing a similarly low birth rate.
The heavier a newborn, the higher their intelligence level. Various studies conducted about newborn babies have shown a slightly higher IQ in babies who had a larger birth weight. This could be due to the fact that heavier babies are nourished in a better way than babies with a lower birth weight.
Researchers are extremely curious about the effects of your birth date on your personality and health. It has been found that January is a month of extremes. On one hand, January babies bear the brunt of mood disorders such as bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder, depression, and even schizophrenia.
Experian landed on September 9 as the most common birthday in the U.S. It's shared by comedian Adam Sandler, actor Hugh Grant, jazz singer Michael Bublé, Russian literary giant Leo Tolstoy, and Colonel Sanders, the founder of KFC.
In short, I suggest that boys are born earlier on the average because they are conceived earlier.
WASHINGTON — Boys are slightly more likely to be born premature than girls, and they tend to fare worse, too, says a new report on the health of the world's newborns. "This is a double whammy for boys," said Dr.
It's all about Dad's genes
Let's return to the ultrasound discussion. When I tell patients there's about a 50/50 chance for either sex, I also tell them the father's genes determine the baby's sex since some of his sperm carries X chromosomes and some carries Y chromosomes.
But a statistical study of centenarians by researchers at the University of Chicago has found some other potential predictors of extreme longevity. Women and men who were the first born in large families, the study found, were two to three times more likely to make it to 100 than later-born children.
Signs of giftedness can appear as early as infancy and continue during the toddler and preschool years. Testing for giftedness and high IQ, however, usually takes place around age 5.
Do you have a fussy baby? Chances are your bub will end up with a higher IQ than his or her peers, claims a study. A study by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care claims that fussy babies are much more responsive to their parents and this can actually be an advantage.