THE FRIENDLY MATH HELP & ADVICE NETWORK

Thursday, September 07, 2006

How Can I Help My Child In Math If I'm No Good At Math?


Well, you're not alone if you feel a little intimidated when it comes to helping your child do math homework. I bet if we took a survey, we'd probably find most parents, like most kids in school, are kind of in awe when it comes to math....I might do a survey real soon.


Maybe the thought of "algebra" still gives you chills. Or maybe you were OK with math, but it's been so long, you've forgotten a lot of what you knew. Either way, There are definitely some things you can do to have a POSITIVE impact on your child's math understanding.

No, I can't give it to you all in this post. But come back here often and browse through the articles on this blog. Our number one goal is to provide you with great advice and resources to help you and your child's math journey be worthwhile.

I want to leave you with one great tip for now. You ready? OK. Here it is.....

Drum roll please....STEP BY STEP....

The key to solving math problems is......A STEP BY STEP APPROACH.

You're probably saying "Yeah right. That's all there is to it, huh?"

That will make a huge difference for your child doing math homework problems. There is an art to solving those math problems. Change the way you think about math problems. The most complicated math problem can be broken down in baby steps.

So start by changing the way you and your child look at math problems.

Baby steps...baby steps...baby steps....

More on this later. Keep checking back for more helpful advice and great tips about math.