Do you struggle to help your child learn math? As parents, many of us are at a loss to help our children and teens when they get stuck on a math problem. Not only have we forgotten many of the skills we don’t use regularly, but we quickly discover that our children are learning different ways of doing math than we were taught – so much so that our efforts to help may confuse our children further.

 

This week’s Mom Enough guest, Kreg Moccia, experienced teacher, dean and now leader of academic development for the Yup math tutoring app, sees a way past these challenges. In his conversation with Marti & Erin, Kreg provides a useful framework for thinking about how to help our children build the skills, good sense and confidence to succeed in math. Drawing on Carol Dweck’s concept of “growth mindset,” Kreg explains how that concept can help our children and teens develop new habits in approaching challenging math tasks. Kreg also introduces the innovative math tutoring app called Yup, which makes it possible for students in grades 3 – 12 to get instant, 24/7 guidance from online tutors trained and monitored in using the “growth mindset” concept. This evidence-based teaching approach (backed by Stanford University) helps students understand math concepts and vocabulary, figure out what they are doing right, identify past successes on which they can build, check their work carefully and use “sense-checking” to determine if their answers make sense. As a long-time educator, Marti applauds Yup’s careful approach to ensuring quality of teaching. And, after trying the app to help them through some challenging math problems, Erin’s teenage kids give a heartfelt endorsement to Yup as a way to deepen their learning and build their confidence. Mom Enough is delighted to have Yup as a supporting partner.

 

DOES YOUR CHILD'S MATH HOMEWORK STRAIN YOUR BRAIN?

What has been your experience in trying to help your kids when they have trouble with math homework? What did you hear in this Mom Enough discussion that could help you next time your kids are struggling? What do you think of a math tutoring app to help your kids when they are stuck?

 

WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD WITH MATH?

❉ CHECK OUT THE YUP TUTORING APP. Erin's kids love how easy it is for them to get help whenever they need it - 24/7. Learn how this app might help your children learn math.

 

❉ 3 WAYS TO EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF MATH TO YOUR CHILDREN. Read this helpful information from Mom Enough's newest supporting partner, Yup.

 

❉ PROMOTING YOUR CHILD’S MATH SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE: PUTTING MATH IN A POSITIVE LIGHT. University of Minnesota professor, Michele Mazzocco, joins Marti & Erin for an encouraging and interesting discussion of how to help your children discover that math is fun, doable and relevant to everyday life in this episode of Mom Enough.

 

❉ INSPIRING YOUR CHILDREN TO LOVE MATH: A CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR LESA CLARKSON FROM THE U OF M’S COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.  Lesa Clarkson describes fun and interesting activities we can do w...