Friday, April 17, 2026

Ask questions that help your child find solutions

Your child is doing a math assignment and is stuck. How can you help your elementary schooler solve the problem without doing it yourself? Get your child talking. Ask what your student knows about this type of problem. Then, have your child explain the work so far. Has your child done any problems like this before? Often children will suddenly say, "Oh, I see. I divided when I should have multiplied."