This behavior is typical of Erikson’s stage of development known as Industry vs. Inferiority. A child prefers activities in which he demonstrates good results because of the impact of his success on self-confidence. Feeling incompetent in Math, he does not focus on this activity because of the sense of inferiority. You should contact your son’s teacher and develop a strategy with the help of which the boy will successfully cope with some tasks to stimulate his confidence and provoke his interest in Math. This will help to create motivation to learn Math in the boy.
My eight-year-old son is failing math; all he cares about is baseball. I am at my wit’s end. Can you help me?
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