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[quote=Anonymous]OP, the only way to get better at math is to do lots of it.  I'd stop telling your DD that some people are innately better at math, and that this group doesn't include her.   There are many aspects to math and different concepts click for different people at different times.  Lots of kids who are great at basic arithmetic later struggle with proofs and calculus.  Some people never can learn to rotate lines about an axis and predict 3D shapes. Some people have great 3D perception.  Some people can do long division in their head with ease.  Others can't.  Don't pre-judge what your DD can do.  The fact that it's hard only makes her success more valuable.

Personally, I was always rubbish at arithmetic.  It was hard for me and I learned just enough to get by.  Proofs in Geometry were the first time I realized that there is much more to math than arithmetic.  I loved proofs and ended up rocking Calculus.  I killed the curve in my Calculus class at my engineering school semester after semester.  Nonetheless, I'm still terrible at arithmetic.  If I'd decided I wasn't good at math in 6th grade based on my distaste for arithmetic, I never would have gone on to get a PhD in STEM.  I truly loved advanced math.

If your DD ever wants to succeed in STEM, she needs to get more comfortable with school being a challenge.  Engineering schools often have GPAs that average a 2.6, versus SLACs that average a 3.5.   It's a different scale.  I remember passing many exams with only a 60%.  This earned me an A on the curve.  Work with your DD on fortitude and stop telling her that she's bad at math.  It could end up being a strength for her if she puts in the work.[/quote]

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