Some popular educational methods and products, claim that the use of certain highly stimulating methods, will help infants and small children develop greater levels of intelligence, creativity, and academic ability.
Identify one or more of these 'high success' methods, then describe how the method supposedly works?
What are the levels of success this product or method claims to achieve?
How much does this method/product seem to rely on personal stories/anecdotes, a single "independent" study, promotion by a well known celebrity, etc.
What is the actual "hard evidence" or scientific support for this method?
Assume there was some success using this method, what could be alternative explanations for its success?