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How to Encourage Your Child to Excel in Math and Science

Shared November 21

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It’s the pride of every parent that their kids excel in life. However, most parents only depend on the learning that takes place behind the classroom walls. If you want your child to develop skills that are great, then you have to take up your position and start encouraging them about the importance of learning. Most parents, however, take their time to encourage their kids on the importance of literature and forget about maths and science.

Here are a few tips you can follow to encourage your child on the importance of learning especially math and science.

Math and science are just as important as reading. I love these ideas for encouraging our kids to master these skills. #math #science #homeschool #stem

Provide Play Opportunities That Support Learning

Math and Science are not easy subjects. For most students, it’s not easy for them to create opportunities that will take them through the path of learning these subjects. However, they are the most influential lessons that will play a bigger role in your kid’s career and future. Therefore, when you create an opportunity in play that will support them to learn and understand this subjects, you will be playing a major role in their creativity. Playing with blocks and other maths-related toys generates an opportunity for your child to solve problems that will influence their academics. Additionally, when you give your child a chance to solve problems by themselves as they play, they will not forget the concept as they solve the same problem in class.

Celebrate Their Efforts

There are times when your child will not achieve so much, but at least there is progress. When your child finishes learning a single chapter in a science lesson, which reasons enough for you to celebrate the child. Make sure to reward them for enhancing their skills and giving them a reason to do better the next time. If your child takes on their homework without help, it means more time for video game and other interesting activities for them. This will encourage them to take the same ability to their class work hence develop a love for the subject. Celebrating your child also means you will be improving on their attitude towards the subject, which will help them become better. However, you don’t have to wait until the child performs exceedingly for you to celebrate them. It all starts with simple achievements until they can get to the point you want them to be.

Flex Their Muscles

Science and math are practices that require a lot of practice to perfect just as other interesting activities. For you to become a good swimmer, you need extra time in practicing until you master and attain the recommended skills. Math and science are intellectual muscles that need to be attended too. If your child only gets the chance to learn the subjects while in school, it feels like it’s a school thing and nothing that can relate to the real life. That is a bad attitude to face these two subjects, and it will be difficult to chance when the child I old. Therefore, you can instill enthusiasm towards science and show the kid that it’s something that will be part of their life forever. This will encourage them to develop an attitude of love towards learning and in particular, math and science. Remember, for your child to enjoy and love the subject, it’s not necessarily a must for them to excel in the subject. However, when they have a good attitude, excelling will eventually come and they will enjoy getting better grades even in future.

Learn Together

One reason that most kids fail to learn maths and science while on their own is because they feel they are hard subjects! You can offer to become a private tutor and help your child in learning the subject at home. Additionally, for a child to understand it better, it’s essential for you to take yourself to their level. This way, you will learn together and develop skills that will live long.

You should not force the idea of learning maths and science, but rather, you can take your time to encourage your child on the importance of the subject in their current and future life. Let them develop an interest as time continues instead of forcing it down on them.

Math and science are just as important as reading. I love these ideas for encouraging our kids to master these skills. #math #science #homeschool #stem

Super easy ideas on how to make your homeschool more fun for EVERYONE!

Math and science are just as important as reading. I love these ideas for encouraging our kids to master these skills. #math #science #homeschool #stem

Jason Phillips is a blogger and writes various articles on education. He also writes for smiletutor who provides home tuition in Singapore. He loves to do swimming and reading books in his leisure time.

 

 

 


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Comments

  1. Becca Holton says

    December 19 at 3:25 pm

    I can see why it’s beneficial to take yourself to your child’s level. That sounds like something that’ll benefit my daughter’s learning. I’ve heard that it’s good to experiment and try different of methods of learning to find out what’s best for your child.

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