Don’t demonstrate. If your child is struggling with an assignment, resist doing it for him. Instead, have him explain, step by step, how he thinks he might work through it.
Avoid saying “wrong.” This one word halts a child’s thought process and “puts you in control.” Instead say, “I see what you’re thinking, but let’s try it like this.”
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