A study of more than 2,000 mothers and fathers found that more than half lacked the confidence to help children with simple sums in the home. Just one-in-20 could correctly answer a full list of ...

People have been left scratching their heads over a maths homework question that's 'too hard for children''. In a desperate search for the answer, a social media user has taken to Reddit to ask for ...

PARENTS uncertain of their own maths ability should not help their children with their homework as it can undermine their performance in class, suggests new research. The study shows that the anxiety ...

A desperate mum who struggled to solve her daughter's maths homework left fellow parents baffled after she asked for their help. The woman took to Facebook to ask for a mathematician who could solve ...

A mum has been left baffled by a very 'obscure' question on her six-year-old's maths homework. The confused parent dubbed herself the 'worst homework helper ever' after she could not solve her child's ...

Maths teacher Ronnie George and students at Brighton and Hove sixth form college, East Sussex, where a more personalised approach - and less formal homework - is yielding positive results. Photograph: ...

MANY parents admit they struggle to help their children with maths problems such as long division, fractions and percentages, despite finding the subject useful in their working life, according to a ...

A DAD has taken to social media after admitting he couldn’t figure out the answer to his six-year-old’s maths homework question. The father left dumbfounded by the homework has been asking strangers ...

A perplexed mum was left baffled by her nine year old son's maths homework, which seemed too complex even for adults. Her son brought home a tricky fractions assignment and when he needed help, she ...

A desperate mum took to Facebook to ask for advice on how to solve a maths problem given to her son's maths homework. A mum who asked for help with a tricky question on her seven-year-old's maths ...

HAVE sum of this, Mum and Dad. It is all very well telling kids to get down to their maths homework on a gloomy winter’s evening. But how would YOU do? Please ...