Studying math is often a source of great anxiety for children and also proves troublesome for parents helping with their homework. Using uniquely accessible illustrated stress-free approach, Help Your Kids with Math looks at every aspect of math, from simple sums to simultaneous equations, and expl...
Whether your child has learning disabilities or math anxiety, or just lacks mathematical building blocks to progress as expected, there are several things you can do to help. Aside from enrolling him inmath classes for kids, you can: 1. Pinpoint problem areas. Before you start coaching your ...
If you've ever had to help your child with math homework, you really appreciate their teachers, who do it every day. "Math anxiety" isn't something only kids experience. Maybe you haven't seen an algebra formula in years, and weren't that comfortable with them when you were a student....
“Parents can help their kids cope with eco-anxiety by highlighting the intersectionality of climate issues,” says Arora. “The climate movement is so much more than just increasing CO2 levels; it has to do with food systems, health equity, racial justice, and more. There are several ways ...
Heightened anxiety is typical during this time. Kids have a lot to worry about: tech issues, falling behind in a virtual classroom, missing a teacher who can answer a question in the moment, and distance from classmates who, previously, may have provided support. Kids are additionally ...
How to Help Our Kids with Anticipatory Anxiety This episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the guidance of a qualified professional. Sometimes the anticipation of doing something can create even more anxiety than the event itself. Many of our anxious kids have ant...
So-called math-anxious parents who provided frequent help onhomework actually hurt their...Hoffman, Jan
This is a recent article from my newsletter on the role parental behavior plays in helping kids with anxiety sleep better (or keeps them struggling). If you find this useful, please feel free to subscribe below. I recently recorded a new episode of The Sleep Edit where Arielle and I inte...
As parents we all want to protect our children from their anxieties, but we can inadvertently make things worse; here’s four ideas to help children manage anxiety.#1 Be positive, but realisticIt’s OK to express your own confidence that your child is going to manage, and that every step...
How to Help Our Kids when Anxiety and OCD Lead to Depression Having anxiety or OCD can be depressing. It can make your child feel hopeless, overwhelmed and discouraged. It can rob them of the things they used to enjoy one fear and one compulsion at a time. ...