Poor in maths? Blame it on your parents.
Parents who excel at maths may give birth to children who are also good at the subject, a study by researchers at University of Pittsburgh in the US shows. The study explored inter-generational transmission- the concept of parental influence on an offspring's behaviour or psychology- in mathematics capabilities. "our findings suggest an intuitive sense for numbers has been passed down- knowingly or unknowingly- from parent to child. Meaning, essentially, the maths skill of parents tend to 'rub off' on their children,'' said lead researcher Melissa E Libertus, an assistant professor at the university's learning R&D centre. Researchers found that the performance levels for early school-aged children on standardised mathematics tests could be reliably predicted by their parent's performance on similar examinations. that means my child is gonna be super intelligent in mathematics :)