According to a new study from the University of Chicago, kids with math-anxious parents tend to struggle in this domain themselves. These results confirm previous researches indicating that when teachers are anxious about mathematics, it may have a negative impact on their students’ learning. The research revealed, for the first time, a correlation between parents’ and children’s math anxiety – highlighting the big influence of adults’ behavior in education.

“We often don’t think about how important parents’ own attitudes are in determining their children’s academic achievement. But our work suggests that if a parent is walking around saying ‘Oh, I don’t like math’ or ‘This stuff makes me nervous,’ kids pick up on this messaging and it affects their success,” said Sian Beilock, one of the researchers.

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