My son is destined to be a genius. Here’s my proof – the Chicago Tribune reported Friday that researchers at the University of Chicago have found that the children of parents who use gestures are far more likely to have larger vocabularies when they reach school age, which, the story says, is “an important predictor of academic success.”
I’ve had this gesture problem all my life to the point my longtime college roommate, Anne, would literally sit on my hands when I spoke to see if I could complete a sentence without flailing my arms in the air. It was a …read more