| Uh oh.Your kids arrive home with their
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| | "step-by-step".Success in math - as in
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| school reports and it's
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| | life - is largely about breaking
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| poor marks from the math department.
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| | large projects down into manageable,
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| Now what do you do?You may not be a math
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| | bite-sized pieces.Many kids feel
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| teacher, but thankfully there are ways
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| | overwhelmed when they see a list of math
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| you can help your kids improve their
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| | questions, and it's at this point they
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| grades.Studies have shown that children
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| | may decide that math
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| are much more likely to
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| | is "boring" or "hard".Show them the
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| perform well in a subject that interests
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| | magic of taking one question at a time,
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| them.So here are 5 ways to get your kids
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| | and
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| excited about math and
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| | breaking it into tiny steps that make it
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| actually looking forward to the next
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| | easy.4. Encourage creativity.Kids may
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| math class:1. Inspire them.Some kids
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| | become mentally "stuck" on a topic
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| don't enjoy math because they just can't
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| | because they're
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| see the
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| | only looking at it in one way. Perhaps
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| point of it. Unlike reading or
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| | they need to step
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| painting, all those
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| | outside the box and see it from a
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| mathematical symbols and numbers don't
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| | different angle.Show them the beauty of
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| seem to mean
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| | alternative viewpoints. Help them
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| anything.What you need to do is show
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| | to see situations from other people's
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| them how important math is in
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| | perspective.Get them into the habit of
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| the real world.Tell them stories about
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| | exploring different ways of
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| the great engineering feats
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| | solving a problem. Even something
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| throughout history. From building the
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| | simple like tidying up a
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| great pyramids of
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| | room can have several possible
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| Egypt, to the Hoover dam, to the latest
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| | "solutions" or ways of
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| space missions to
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| | approaching it.Crosswords and lateral
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| Mars, nothing would have been achieved
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| | thinking puzzles are good for this
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| without mathematics,
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| | kind of flexible thinking.5. Be
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| and mathematicians.2. Get
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| | positive.Eliminate negative statements
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| practical.Involve your kids in some real
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| | like "math is hard" (even if
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| world math away from the
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| | you thought of yourself as a math dunce
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| classroom. Find something your child is
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| | at school!).Explain how everyone has a
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| interested in and
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| | natural ability to do math and
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| relate it to math in some way.For
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| | that solving math problems isn't so
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| example, do they like baseball?
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| | different from solving
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| Terrific. During a
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| | other kinds of problems in life.Above
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| game, ask them how many points the
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| | all, inspire confidence in your kids.
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| losing team has to score
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| | Teach them
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| to beat the other one. And how many
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| | persistence and how there's always a
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| games do they need to
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| | solution to every
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| win before they have enough points to
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| | problem.We all perform better when we
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| win the league?If they enjoy helping
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| | enjoy what we do, and getting
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| around the home then let them do the
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| | kids interested in math is the real key
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| "clever stuff". Ask them to work out
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| | to success.They may not turn into
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| the sizes for that
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| | mathematical geniuses, but they'll
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| wood you're going to cut. Or get them
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| | thank you in later life when they enter
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| to measure out the
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| | the world of work
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| ingredients for the cake you're about to
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| | and start counting their salaries.Now
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| bake.When you're in a store, ask your
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| | who said your kids couldn't do math?'Fun
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| kids to add up the prices
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| | With Figures' shows anyone of any ability
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| and keep a running total while you shop.
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| | the easy way
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| Then ask them how
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| | to do mental math. Visit the site today
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| much change you should expect at the
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| | and find out what
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| checkout.3. Take life
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| | you didn't learn in the math class.
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