{"id":7422,"date":"2016-09-26T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/profpete.com\/?p=7422"},"modified":"2016-09-26T00:00:48","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T14:00:48","slug":"vlog-ep-04-math-anxious-parents-produce-anxious-kids-know-less-math-research-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profpete.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/26\/vlog-ep-04-math-anxious-parents-produce-anxious-kids-know-less-math-research-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Vlog Ep #04: Math-Anxious Parents Produce Anxious Kids Who Know Less Math (research report)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you wonder about the wisdom of sending math homework home? Have you ever had a sneaky suspicion that parents may actually not be helping their kids learn math?<\/p>\n<p>Well, now there&#8217;s evidence that supports your caution.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HC4foNlloTs?theme=light&amp;rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Research: Do Parents Help, or Hinder Their Kids&#8217; Math Learning?<\/h2>\n<p>If you have any interest in helping kids with their math learning, I urge you to watch the video, then go and read this article:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Psychological Science: <a href=\"http:\/\/pss.sagepub.com\/content\/early\/2015\/08\/06\/0956797615592630.abstract\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Intergenerational Effects of Parents\u2019 Math Anxiety on Children\u2019s Math Achievement and Anxiety<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Briefly, the findings of this year-long research using children in grades 1 and 2 and their parents were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parents who reported math anxiety themselves, and who helped their children with math homework resulted in children who:\n<ul>\n<li>were more anxious about \u00a0math themselves<\/li>\n<li>learned less math over the year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Reading scores were not affected<\/li>\n<li>Parents who did not help with math homework had no significant effect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a hugely important set of findings. I believe all K-6 math teachers should address the issues here, for the sake of their students&#8217; learning.<\/p>\n<h2>Suggestions for Every K-6 Math Teacher:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Don&#8217;t set math homework that is likely to cause stress or anxiety in parents who themselves are not confident in math<\/li>\n<li>Talk to parents about the messages they send (often unwittingly) to their children about math and math learning<\/li>\n<li>Make suggestions to parents about low-stress ways to help their kids with math<\/li>\n<li>Point out everyday activities that parents could use as springboards for incidental math conversations:\n<ul>\n<li>Shopping<\/li>\n<li>Cooking<\/li>\n<li>Budgeting<\/li>\n<li>Deciding what to buy<\/li>\n<li>Keeping track of sports scores, race times, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Playing board games and dice games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Urge parents to let their children know that they believe in their children&#8217;s future success in math and to talk positively about how useful math is to all adults<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>\u25ba <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCE_VT9793kOu1ePBMp7X_tQ?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\">SUBSCRIBE to Professor Pete&#8217;s Classroom on YouTube<\/a><span> to learn more expert tips on teaching K-6 math for understanding<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Do you find this blog useful? 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