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A big "do"- emphasize that math competency and mastery takes patience and hard work. For everyone. Even the math majors I saw in college and grad school did not breeze through higher order math without a lot of hard work. [/quote]

THIS!  If we have kids who struggle with reading, no one thinks to tell the kid "oh, don't worry, I wasn't good at reading either".   We tell them to keep practicing. We ensure they have access to books all the time.  We give them aps and websites and library cards to surround them in literacy.  
You do the same with math.  Stress that it takes hard work to get good at it, and lots of practice, and then buy apps or books or whatever to allow the kid to practice.  You don't need to teach your child reading - you just emphasize how important it is and surround them with reading.  Do the same for math.  Let the teacher teach.  You point out how you need to make change at the grocery store, how you need to adjust the measurements in a recipe, how you figure out a batting average.  [/quote]

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