When it comes to managing anxiety, science just lent more credibility to the advice to “stay busy.” Engaging the brain to stay busy with problem-solving appears to be an effective buffer against ...

A new Duke University study finds a correlation between problem solving and reduced anxiety. Researchers at Duke University monitored participants’ brain activity while they completed math problems.

Altering attention diminishes worry more powerfully than trying to directly conquer emotional aspects of anxiety. Anxiety can feel tremendously uncomfortable, unsettling, and discombobulating. Whether ...

Parents who listen to children's problems instead of immediately solving them build stronger trust, boost self-esteem, and ...

Americans have a complicated relationship with math. Studies reveal that a vast majority of adults living in the United States believe math skills are essential — but more than a third report having ...

Many elementary teachers have math anxiety stemming from their own schooling, which can impact their students' math performance. Ohio colleges are working to better prepare future teachers by focusing ...

Solving math anxiety this spooky season Turn seasonal gourds into hands-on learning tools — Mathnasium joins us to show us how we can help kids practice counting, measuring, estimating, and ...