When he was not studying science, geography and math, Besart was seated next to Louhivuori's desk, taking books from a tall stack, slowly reading one, then another.
Her conclusions have been backed up by British research looking at children with relatively fewer toys, whose parents spend more time reading, singing or playing with them.
As one person ironically put it in the comments section of Schwartz's online article, "As I was reading this very excellent article, I stopped at least half a dozen times to check my email."