Childhood intervention programme raised IQ

A childhood intervention programme that saw children’s IQ soar may be rolled out nationally.

Preparing for Life (PFL), ran from 2008 to 2015 in Dublin 15 and 17 and had a dramatic impact on children’s health and behaviour.

The 200 participating families were split into either an intervention or a control group, and the mothers were followed from midway through pregnancy until their children were entering primary school.