My friend’s/relative’s child learnt mental arithmetic before but stopped because he did worse in his school mathematics.

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  • How long did the child learn mental arithmetic?  Sometimes, some children or parents do get impatient and will attempt to apply abacus mental arithmetic method to their school work at too early stage.
  • A Chinese Professor was quoted as saying that a person who learns abacus mental arithmetic for one year will have great brain stimulation and stay ahead for 10 years if compared to someone who has not learnt at all.
  • Therefore, we need to be more patient and allow the child to get out of the confusion himself.  That is what mental arithmetic is about – allowing the child to find his way out mentally.  Just like riding a bicycle and a motorbike.  Both have similarities but need two different methods of riding.  Do we get confused?