Adults tend to want their children to outgrow using their fingers to solve number problems. “The finger technique is considered to be a less intelligent way of counting and calculating,” Aditya ...

Finger-counting is a key "stepping stone" to higher math ability for youngsters, say scientists. Children who count on their fingers between the ages of four- and six-and-a-half years old have better ...

Children who count on their fingers between ages 4 and 6 1/2 have better addition skills by age 7 than those who don’t use their fingers, suggesting that finger counting is an important stepping stone ...

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