Helping Your Child Overcome Maths Anxiety 🌸 A Gentle, Research-Informed Guide for Parents

If your child feels anxious, overwhelmed, or unsure when it comes to maths, you’re not alone.

This gentle, research-informed guide has been created to help parents better understand maths anxiety and support their child with calm, practical strategies at home.

Inside, you’ll find:

• What maths anxiety is (and why it happens)
• What it can look like in children
• Simple, supportive strategies you can use at home
• Low-pressure maths games to build confidence

This resource is designed to be:

✔ Easy to read

✔ Practical and realistic

✔ Grounded in evidence-based approaches to learning

About me

I’m Mikayla Quartermaine, an experienced primary school teacher (10+ years) with a Master’s in Education (Learning Difficulties).

Through Nurtured Learning, I support children who feel anxious or overwhelmed in their learning, using calm, supportive, and evidence-based approaches.

Perfect for:

• Parents of children aged 4-12
• Children who say “I’m bad at maths”
• Families wanting a gentler approach to learning

Format:

• Printable PDF (A4, 2 pages)