Articles for parents on the Amavit blog — clear explanations and practical advice for supporting your child.
Mental arithmetic is not for every child. Learn how parents can tell whether it is a good fit, when boredom is normal, and when it may be better to choose another activity.
How long should a child study mental arithmetic? Learn what children can achieve in a few months, one year and around two years of regular practice.
Discover what children can learn after classical mental arithmetic, including Vedic mathematics techniques, fast multiplication, powers, roots and advanced mental calculation.
Does mental arithmetic confuse children at school? Learn how mental abacus and school math differ, where they can work together, and what parents should know.
What is Double Power in mental arithmetic? Learn how children can train to maintain two mental-abacus calculations at once and how the mode developed within Smartum.
What is Anzan in mental arithmetic? Learn how it differs from early mental calculation, why physical abacus comes first, and why full Anzan often takes a year or longer to develop.
Learn how Small Friends and Big Friends work in mental arithmetic, why correct abacus finger technique matters, and how physical movements develop into mental calculation.
Can adults learn mental arithmetic at 40, 60 or 70? Discover how mental abacus can provide cognitive challenge, structured learning and social activity for older adults.
What is the best age to start mental arithmetic? Learn why readiness matters more than an exact age, why 5–7 is often ideal, and why starting at 8, 10 or later is not too late.
How can a child calculate while reciting a poem or singing? Learn how mental-abacus students use visualisation, automaticity and visual-spatial processing to handle two tasks at once.
Mental arithmetic is more than fast calculation. Learn how mental-abacus training can support concentration, working memory, visualisation, information processing and learning skills.
A plain-language guide for parents: what mental arithmetic really is, how it differs from school maths, and the age when it makes the most sense to begin.
Speed with numbers is the visible result — but the habits a child builds along the way, like focus and persistence, often matter more. An honest look at what to expect.
If every phone has a calculator, why teach a child to compute in their head? A calm, honest answer that isn't about being anti-technology.
