5 Signs Your Child Needs Help with Multiplication – And What You Can Do About It
5 Signs Your Child Needs Help with Multiplication – And What You Can Do About It
Does your child freeze at the mere mention of multiplication tables?
You’re not alone. At Sandhya Bajaj Academy, we work with hundreds of children and parents who face this exact challenge. Multiplication isn’t just another topic in the math curriculum, it’s a core life skill. When children struggle with it, their overall confidence in math begins to drop, leading to poor performance in other topics like division, fractions, percentages, and even word problems.
Let’s explore the five most common signs that show your child might be silently struggling with multiplication, and more importantly, what you can do to help them fall in love with numbers again.
1. Easily Forgets Tables
Your child might be able to recite the 2 to 5 tables when asked in order, but forgets them completely after a day or two. This indicates that rote learning isn’t working for them.
Multiplication needs to be stored in long-term memory, not short-term recall.
💡 What You Can Do:
- Use visual memory tools and rhythmic patterns to build recall.
- At Sandhya Bajaj Academy, we use of number patterns, funny stories, and Vedic Math hacks that make tables stick effortlessly.
- Reinforce the tables daily in fun formats (games, chants, quick-fire quizzes) so repetition doesn’t feel boring.
2. Cannot Answer in Random Order
When asked, “What is 7 × 6?” your child starts from 7 × 1 and counts forward, or goes blank. This shows lack of table fluency. Being unable to answer out of sequence means the child hasn’t truly understood or internalized the concept.
💡 What You Can Do:
- Move beyond chanting tables in order. Try “Table Treasure Hunts”, Bingo Games, or Mental Quiz Rounds where answers must come in random order.
- Encourage the child to visualize groups or sets, instead of counting step by step.
- Our Mastering Tables program focuses exactly on this skill, helping kids answer confidently in any order.
3. Very Slow While Answering, Speed is a Concern
If your child takes too long to answer even simple multiplication questions, it can hold them back in class tests, competitive exams, and real-life calculations. This also leads to anxiety under pressure, especially during timed tests.
💡 What You Can Do:
- Identify whether the issue is with understanding or recall.
- Practice 1-minute speed drills daily using a timer, make it a friendly competition.
- Teach Vedic Math patterns that make tables faster to calculate (e.g., trick to quickly multiply with 11 or 9).
- In our programs, we use 3 Levels of Table Mastery, Speed, Accuracy, and Randomness to build strong and sustainable progress.
4. All of the Above
If your child forgets tables, struggles with random order, and answers too slowly, it’s a clear signal that they need a structured and supportive intervention.
The good news?
You can reverse this pattern in just 10 Days with the right method.
💡 What You Can Do:
- Don’t scold or compare them, this only increases the fear of math.
- Give them a confidence boost with quick wins. Celebrate every small improvement.
- Consider joining our Mastering Tables [2 to 12] and [12 to 99] Program specifically designed for kids like yours, using techniques that are engaging, proven, and fun.
✨ Why Tables Matter More Than You Think
Mastering multiplication tables early in life does more than improve math scores. It builds confidence, improves memory, and makes children more independent thinkers.
If your child is showing any of the signs above, it’s time to act, not with pressure, but with love, play, and the right guidance.
✅ Take the First Step:
Join our Mastering Tables Bootcamp, a short, exciting, and proven program for children of all levels. Whether your child is just starting out or needs to speed up, we’ve got a method that works.
📍 Visit sandhyabajaj.com to know more and book a free consultation.
