One of our "adopted" grandchildren was lamenting about the difficulty she was having in Math. I had just recently learned about the learning site called The Khan Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/ I suggested we try it. Within a minute we found the subject, the concept, and a ten minute video explaining in an easy to understand format, how to do what she was struggling with. It was a definite ah-hah moment for her and for me.
The Khan Academy is an excellent tool for all parents and grandparents to use to help their children. Do try it. It provides learning experiences from kindergarten through 12th grade, remedial as well as advanced placement. There are over 2400 different lessons presented, and it's free.
http://www.khanacademy.org/
If you wish to know more about how this site was started, here's a presentation by Salman Khan explaining why and how he started this site, along with some question/answers with Bill Gates:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM95HHI4gLk
