When your child is crying or ripping their homework to shreds, it is easy to see they need some help with homework. However, not all children are vocal or open about their struggles. In fact, you may be nine weeks into a school semester before you have a clue there is a problem. Here are…
By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching Let’s say your child is struggling with counting or can’t remember shapes. What do you do? Usually, parents sit down and try to help their students themselves. Not a good idea. Research shows that parents who are anxious about Math do more harm than…
By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching What happens when your five-year-old freaks out on the first day of school? How can you get your child out of the house in time to catch the bus? What do you pack for lunch if your kids are likely to dump the nutritious…
By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching Hip Hip Hurrah! School’s started! As much as I love my darlings, I can’t help but do a little dance at this time of year. But going back to school can also be stressful. Last week, I shared with you apps for specific challenges…
By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching With the 4th of July approaching, parents have a great opportunity to reinforce Math concepts. Just enlist your children as helpers in the kitchen. Sure, cooking might take longer with extra hands to guide, but the benefit is clear: This is another great chance…
By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching If your children love football or live for basketball (Go, Warriors!), you have a ready-made tool for helping them with Math. One of the key components of Miracle Math Coaching is finding out what students are passionate about. For some, it’s playing an instrument,…
By Deanna Hurn, Founder Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching If you walked into a classroom where students were learning addition and subtraction, which of the following three groups would you want your child to join? Pencil and Paper: Students are seated at their desks, counting marks on a page to solve equations. LEGOs: Students…
By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching “I’m just no good at Math.” As a parent, how many times have you heard that? And it’s so frustrating to see your child feel hopeless about such an important subject. But there is hope. One of my biggest sayings to my daughters and…
By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching May is “Get Caught Reading” month, an observance to underscore the importance – and fun – of reading. What does that have to do with Math? Because reading for pleasure improves children’s brains, according to a British study of 17,000 participants. And you know…
By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Director of Miracle Math Coaching You know I’m the coolest Math nerd ever, right? Well, April is special to me because it’s National Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month. Okay, not everyone thinks that’s a reason to jump for joy. But your kids might appreciate my idea for helping them celebrate:…