Starting in elementary school, you can help your child develop
the skills that will lead to success in math. Here are
suggestions: • Be positive. Let your child know you believe
everyone can be successful in math. If you say this often to
your kids, they’ll start to believe it! • Avoid stereotypes.
Women can be engineers. Children of all races can be successful
in school. In fact, students who are successful in math can go a
long way toward breaking the stereotypes that others may hold. •
Talk about careers. Young children may decide that being a Ninja
Turtle or a Power Ranger is a great career choice. Expand their
horizons. Talk about careers that use math—being a weather
forecaster, an airline pilot or an astronaut. • Connect math to
the real world. As you and your child go to the store, bank,
restaurant, etc., point out ways people use math on bills,
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