Math anxiety is the feeling of tension and fear that many people experience when called on to work out a sum. For children, it can lead to behavioral problems in class, as well as physical symptoms ...

If Levi Vaughan, a 5-year-old kindergartner in Braidwood, Ill., makes it through math class without a meltdown, it’s a good day. The transition to school has been tough in other ways for Levi, said ...

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Math anxiety isn’t just “hating math.” It is a physiological response. When faced with a difficult equation, your brain’s ...

Parents who fear math may easily pass that anxiety on to their children. (Photo: Corbis) “Numbers scare me.” “I’m not a math person.” “I hate math.” If you’re one of the many parents who have been ...

Math anxiety is far from uncommon, but too often, those who dread the subject simply avoid it. Research from the University of Chicago offers new evidence for the link between math anxiety and ...

Experiencing math anxiety -- nervousness and discomfort in relation to math -- impairs math performance for some students, but new research shows that it's linked with improved performance for others, ...

No matter the age, there's one school subject that just doesn't add up for many people, and trying to solve it can bring nerves and even fear. Balancing weights, measuring steps and stacking blocks ...

Children of math-anxious parents learned less math over the school year and were more likely to be math-anxious themselves—but only when these parents provided frequent help on the child’s math ...

It's an old joke that there are three kinds of people in the world: those who are good at math and those who aren't. Mathematics anxiety is a feeling of tension and fear when dealing with numbers or ...