5 Fun Math Puzzles for Kids to Build Perseverance & Focus When my 8-year-old son brought home his math homework last Tuesday, he took one look at the word problems and immediately said, “This is too hard, Mom. I can’t do it.” I watched him shut down before even trying, and honestly, my heart sank […]
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Reduce Math Anxiety with Humor: Fun Tips for Parents and Kids I still remember the day my eight-year-old son threw his pencil across the kitchen table and declared, “Math is impossible!” His face was red, tears were welling up, and my four-year-old daughter looked up from her coloring book with wide eyes. As a former
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Sibling Math Rivalry: How Competition Can Spark Learning “Mom, she got more problems right than me!” If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. As a former middle and high school math teacher turned mom of two (my 8-year-old son Jake and 4-year-old daughter Lily), I’ve witnessed firsthand how sibling math rivalry can either become a
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How to Talk About Math Without Teaching It: Simple Parent Guide Have you ever caught yourself turning every moment with your kids into a teaching opportunity, only to watch their eyes glaze over the instant they realize you’re in “teacher mode”? As a former middle and high school math teacher turned mom of two (my
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Screen Time That Actually Teaches Math: Smart Ways Kids Learn As a former middle and high school math teacher turned mom of an 8-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter, I used to be that parent who felt guilty every time my kids asked for “just five more minutes” on their tablets. But here’s what changed everything
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The “I Can’t” in Math Learning: 7 Fixes to Build Confidence As a former high school math teacher turned mom of two, I thought I understood student frustration—until I heard those heartbreaking words from my own 8-year-old son: “I can’t do math, Mom. I’m just stupid.” The I can’t in math learning mindset had crept
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Why I Use a Whiteboard for Everything: 7 Powerful Reasons As a former middle and high school math teacher turned stay-at-home mom, I never thought I’d miss the classroom whiteboard as much as I do. When my 8-year-old son struggled with his homework last year and my 4-year-old daughter kept interrupting with endless questions, I
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7 Powerful Ways to Praise the Process in Learning for Kids “Mom, I’m just not good at math!” My 8-year-old son declared last week, throwing his pencil down in frustration after struggling with long division. As a former middle and high school math teacher, I’ve heard this phrase countless times from students. But hearing it
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7 Powerful Ways to Build Grit Through Math Mistakes in Kids Last Tuesday, I watched my 8-year-old son crumple up his math homework and throw it across the kitchen table, realizing that building grit through math mistakes in kids starts with these very moments of frustration. “I hate math! I’m stupid!” he declared, tears streaming
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5 Harmful Reasons to Stop Saying You’re Bad at Math “I’m just terrible with numbers, sweetie. You probably got that from me!”I caught myself blurting this out to my first-grader last month when she was struggling with a subtraction problem. As a former high school math teacher who spent years helping teenagers overcome mathematical roadblocks,
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