Teaching a Five Year Old to Run Long Distances

If we want our five year olds to enjoy running, we probably ought not to inflict upon them the kind of marathon training that an elite Kenyan marathon runner engages in. The child is not ready for such a grueling pace and does not get the same sense of fulfillment by doing hard things that the adult does. If you want your child to be a lifelong mathematical expert, then you will need to nurture his love of mathematics, not grind it out of him at an excessively young age. Let's bring in the mathematics in a simpler, more informal way. And let's try to nurture the child's love of learning.