As national math scores continue to drop, many parents are left wondering how to ignite a spark for math in their kids.

The ultimate motivator for kids to do their best in math isn't the promise of rewards or desire to make a parent proud, recent research reveals. For 55% of kids, it's proving to themselves that "they ...

Over the course of your life, how many times have you heard someone declare they’re “not a math person”? Probably too many to count (no pun intended). Whenever I hear someone say this, I immediately ...

Parents teach young children to love books by reading to them, often at bedtime. Laura and John Overdeck love math, so they started giving their kids a word problem to solve each night before tucking ...

Which math toy for kids is best? According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, playing is one of the best ways a child can learn important concepts. Educational math and counting toys, like blocks, ...

A top-rated public university says many of its students can’t round numbers or add fractions.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about mathematics. "You and your daughter can have fun throwing eggs off a building and making papier-mâché volcanoes, but ...