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Math anxiety in kids begins when they don’t master early math skills. Lessons move on, and they are continually expected to learn more difficult math when they haven’t yet gotten the basics down.

They may feel anxious about not getting the answers right and not understanding what is being taught, leading to frustration. They may also see their peers excelling in math, and doubt their own skills and capacity to learn. It leads them to get stuck in a fixed mindset that they “are just not good at math” –and this simply is not true! (Do have a look at our article on the growth and fixed mindset; promoting a growth mindset in your child ties in crucially to this post).

Once anxiety sets in, it creates a negative feedback loop. It can impact a lot of the things that are important for learning, like attention, memory, and processing speed, thereby compounding negative effects as they get older.

Now let’s smash math anxiety with these 7 simple tricks.

  1. Build a positive attitude toward math - starting with your own

  2. Promote the student’s confidence

  3. Make a game of math

  4. Practice with your child

  5. Make math relevant to them

  6. Read math books at bedtime

  7. Let kids take time to answer questions

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students get lower grades in math because they are not asian

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