眾所周知,亞洲人比西方人更重視子女的學業成績,尤其在香港,孩子仍未出生,父母可能已經準備了如何把握孩子的發展黃金周期,為孩子提供各式各樣的興趣班、補習班;例如一些香港學生從小就需要學習鋼琴、打鼓、跳舞、學習不同語言等等。有些家長甚至在孩子出生前,已準備好報讀哪所幼稚園或小學。
現今科技日新月異,不少研究已找出多元化的方法以提升孩子的整體能力。可是,在香港,我們對這些嶄新的手法仍然不算太熟悉,甚至可說是陌生。很多家長仍認為如果孩子的學業成績不夠卓越,報讀補習班已是提高孩子整體能力的最快捷方法。事實上,補習並非唯一方法,研究顯示 Interactive Metronome(簡稱 IM) 是其中一個新穎的治療方法,以處理孩子的學習能力。
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