Math weaves through every day life. All the time! We can help our kids notice it too, if they're feeling they're "lacking in math." Think about all the ways you/they use math in daily activities. You could go room by room - grab a clipboard - look for the math in each room of your house. This will help you break the grip of the fear that says, "All math must be learned in a textbook format!"

 Math is way more than computation and notation. This is truly the shallow end of the pool, so to speak. Really understanding math conceptually makes the rest of it fall into it's own logical place.

 Rote memorization is so unnecessary! We have calculators on our phones to handle that part.

 Math, in school, is out of context and feels irrelevant. That's why we often don't remember it. But when we play with math concepts, it's IN context and it makes more sense.

 Notice where math pops up in kids play - including videogames and apps. This will reassure you, and remind you that math really is everywhere.