Gee, I still count on my fingers. Isn't that OK? If he picks up on the concepts, he is doing math.
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I wonder if a game like Brain Age (for the Game Boy DS) would help him out. There are at least two programs that deal only with simple math problems ...

Gee, I still count on my fingers. Isn't that OK? If he picks up on the concepts, he is doing math.
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I wonder if a game like Brain Age (for the Game Boy DS) would help him out. There are at least two programs that deal only with simple math problems (add, subtract, multiply) that have helped me hone my rusty math skills. It's a game meant to help you with brain power overall, and all of the minigames are very quick. I've been playing it for just over a couple of weeks and I'm definitely faster at it.
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The "trick" is finding the representation that's most useful to what you want to do.
A lot of math can be visualized, and should be. That it isn't in American schools isn't your son's fault.
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Different people learn things in different ways, and I have to understand things.
Your son will have to find the way that suits him best, whether that's putting in the leg work and just memorising them all, or using tricks, or visualising.
You might try flash cards. Probably have to use them again for multiplication.
The most important aspect is having great parents who will love you, support you and prove to you time and time again that you're brilliant.

Heck, Einstein couldn't tie his shoes until he was what, 13 years old?

why won't you try objects like pencils, crayons or tally marks. But fingers work until you make it pass ten.lol. However objects or tally marks works and fingers