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Sometimes my child can get the homework questions right, but then struggles when the numbers or wording change.

What are some good ways to tell whether they actually understand the concept rather than just memorizing how to solve that particular type of problem?

Share your experiences. It might help other parents.

My son about was asking me the other day why there are numbers like 0.5 and 0.25 between 0 and 1.

I tried explaining it with a number line, but I’m not sure I made it as simple as I could. Is there an easy way to explain this to a child without getting into complicated math?

I find it surprisingly difficult to help my child with math without eventually just showing them how to do the problem.

Do you ask specific questions or use any particular approach to help them figure it out themselves? Would love to hear what other parents do.

Tom, Harry, and Matthew decided to play ping pong. Only two people can play at a time, so they agree that two of them will start playing, and then whoever loses the game will swap out with the player who was sitting out.

Tom played 17 games, Harry played 15 games, and Matthew played 10 games.

Who lost the second game?

Anyone here who have hired a tutor? What made you decide it was time, and did you feel it actually helped?