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[quote=Anonymous]My husband and I are practically math-illiterate; it's sad and pathetic, but it is what it is at the moment.  We both have grad degrees, but in social science disciplines.  I did well in quite a few graduate-level statistics courses for my field, but grad school was a long time ago and any math ability has been completely lost.  DH's two brothers are engineers but DH's talents lie elsewhere!

Our kids are in elementary school and while I may be getting ahead of myself, I forsee a time when neither of us will be able to help with their math homework. I remember sitting with my dad trying to go over math homework; I didn't understand it, he got frustrated and yelled, and I cried.  I don't want that same experience for my own kids, but realize that DH and I have real limitations.  Obviously we don't want to give them any preconceived notions about how difficult math is, even if that's true for ourselves.

What is the best way to support our kids when it comes to the dreaded math? [/quote]

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