Chess teaches a child how to make a decision, live with the result, and try again. School is very good at teaching a child what to know, but far less able to teach how to think under pressure.
Most of us have been told children come in two varieties: the logical left brain child and the artistic right brain child. It is a comforting story, and as far as brain imaging can tell us, it is not true.
Most homework battles are not really about homework. They are about a hard transition your child has not learned to make yet, and a transition can be redesigned in about two weeks.
Chess, coding and maths build very different things in a child. Here is what each one actually does, the best age to start it, and how to test your choice in two weeks.
