Have you ever heard your child say, “I hate math”? Or maybe you’ve seen them freeze up when facing a word problem or test paper. This is called math anxiety, and it’s more common than you think.

Imagine this: A 7-year-old child is at a store with his parent. The cashier asks for ₹175, and the child quickly calculates that if they give ₹200, the balance will be ₹25. Another child of the same age fumbles, searches for a calculator, and waits for the device to confirm the answer.