Obviously, all of those things are important. I think, however, that in the circles of educated families I have known, there is more than enough emphasis on this aspect of development- and due to political, philosophical beliefs, there is a suppression of the material aspects. This is why I felt inspired to write this post.
Reading, writing, talking, reasoning, all of these things are IMMENSELY important. It is not "either or" though. Thank you for commenting!