Real struggles, challenges, and solutions when parents help their kids with math at home
22 articles
When grandparents use memorization and parents want conceptual understanding, conflict arises. A parent shares strategies for navigating different teaching philosophies while honoring grandparents' involvement and maintaining family harmony.
He knows 8+7=15, yet writes 14. He understands borrowing but forgets to carry. After years of frustration, I finally discovered why 'careless mistakes' aren't actually careless.
When my son couldn't sit still for 5 minutes of math, I feared the worst. Here's what we learned about attention, when it's really ADHD, and the hands-on approach that finally helped him focus.
A mother who always struggled with math shares her journey of breaking the cycle. Learn how math anxiety affects children, why it's not genetic, and proven strategies to help your child love math even if you never did.
When one child excels at math while the other struggles, parents often feel confused and frustrated. A mother's journey discovering how to adapt her teaching approach for two very different learners.
When my son's teacher told me to stop him from finger counting, I didn't know what to do. Here's what I learned about whether finger counting is actually bad, and the surprising tool that helped him move beyond it naturally.
After years of daily negotiations and forgotten practice, I finally cracked the code. Here's the habit system that made math practice automatic in our house.
No worksheets, no resistance, no tears. I've turned grocery shopping, cooking, and car rides into stealth math practice—and my kids have no idea they're learning.
When my daughter screamed 'I hate math!' and refused to do homework, I made every wrong response. Here's what finally worked after months of battles, tears, and one surprising discovery.
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