Studying Kids

Both Edith and Atticus are periodically involved in various studies at Ohio State -- usually they are regarding cognitive development and involve playing a few computer games. They get some stickers and a small Target gift card. I get what basically amounts to an hour of free babysitting while I read a book in the waiting room.

Occasionally Atticus has taken part in a longer, more in-depth study. Last week was one such. A few weeks ago we were visited by someone from Ohio State for some preliminaries, and then last Monday we visited Nationwide Children's Hospital for two hours for the bulk of the study. It, too, involved some computer games, but this time Atticus got to dress up like a robot.

Atticus is very cooperative, and I often wish I knew more about how he did or what they learned from him. The studies are quite fun -- the kids always look forward to them -- and I hope they do some good, too.