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People often say that Math is the easiest subject because there is not much to memorize. There are only formulas to keep in mind and math is a repeat action. There really is no need to memorize long sentences or long words. But to a child who has no inkling in math, math is a torture.

Beginners must be made aware of how numbers work and what numbers are. When I was pregnant with my son, I always played the nursery rhymes. I read about how unborn babies react to their environment and I started nurturing my child with lots of things while still in my womb. Not only would I play the nursery rhymes but I also counted and talked to my baby. When he was born, I started buying books for him. Even when he was still a few weeks old, I read to him books and counted to him. I also showed pictures to him and counted as he listened to me.

At the age of six months, my son although he still couldn't talk could mumble and make signs that he was counting his fingers. As I counted one to ten, he was moving his fingers one by one with the numbers I said. When my son grew up he was good. I wouldn't say he is scholarly but at least he was able to cope with his studies and he loved math. He was good in math and he loved numbers. While still a baby, start teaching your child to understand what numbers are. This helps a lot when the child finally goes to school. Your child will not be hard up with math if you start teaching him at an early age.

In the school where I teach very young children. I noticed that some children really couldn't understand math. They just frown and stare at me while I am doing the addition. What I do is to let them count sticks or count their fingers. Do not attempt to force the child to understand how to add or subtract on the first day of the lesson. A child who is weak in math will always find numbers to be very confusing and hard to understand but with the repeat process, the child will always learn. Always give a lot of exercises for the child to do in math. A child will finally enjoy numbers if he or she finds out that she already knows how to add or subtract.

When a child learns a new lesson and understands it well, he or she will enjoy doing it. Children love it when they can already add, subtract, multiply or divide. These are the four operations in math that children enjoy doing once they learn how to do the process. There are children who don't like numbers and it is your duty as a parent or a teacher to make the child love numbers.

There are lots of simple books and flash cards in the market that you can buy for your child. Buy math exercises that you could teach as a game to your child. There are books that teach math like games in order for children to enjoy numbers more. You could also buy DVD's and let your child watch videos about math. Children love watching videos and they have no reason not to like videos about math.

Always have time to help your children especially if your child is weak in math. There is no such word as a dull child. A child could be a slow learner and slow in math but if you always let your child practice, your child will soon get used to numbers and perform better. I have taught a lot of children who are slow in math, but with constant practice, they can always cope up and are soon telling me that math is easy. Math is the easiest subject that we can teach if done the right way.

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