School stationery linked to child's development
02 Sep 2008Stationery children use for their school work is believed to have an impact on their academic performance and ability to fit in with other kids, results of a new survey suggest.
Research conducted by Photobox found that over half of parents in the UK think stationery has an influence on their child’s learning abilities and educational achievement.
Previous studies have shown that children who are enthusiastic and engaged in learning from the beginning are more receptive to educational development.
Meanwhile, 74% of school children said that classmates who had colourful or personalised stationery were more interesting.
Commenting on the findings, Donna Dawson, independent consumer behavioural psychologist, said: "Being able to 'personalise' stationery allows a child to put their individual creative 'stamp' on the things that they use everyday at school.
"The stationery then becomes an extension of the child, and consequently of more interest to them. They are then more likely to use it, and when they do to put in more effort because it reflects and represents them."
A recent report indicated that mathematical ability can be linked to parental teaching at pre-school age.
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