Some people fear spiders, others fear maths. Here's what "maths anxiety" is — and how you can deal with it.

Image caption, The visual maths method uses colours attributed to the numbers one to 10. ... "I love maths now, it's cured my maths anxiety. Maths for me is now like an endless poem and song." ...

The festival fighting back against 'maths anxiety' Image caption, Primary 7 pupils, Scarlet; Ava and Rebecca, have been attending the NI Maths Festival in Londonderry . 8 February 2025.

The festival fighting back against 'maths anxiety' Image caption, Primary 7 pupils, Scarlet; Ava and Rebecca, have been attending the NI Maths Festival in Londonderry ...

Maths anxiety is the feeling of tension and worry that interferes with a person’s ability to solve mathematical problems. It can be seen in children as young as five.

A new study from France shows just how early the problem starts. Published on June 11th in Nature, a scientific journal, it ...

First, maths anxiety is not innate; it is acquired (often from others). It's true that many claim to "not be a maths person", in part citing their discomfort with doing maths.

Researchers looked at maths anxiety in 126 parents, then tracked their children's maths skills. Children were worse at maths, aged three to five, if their parents were anxious about numbers.