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Re:Coding for Kids: Linda Liukas on Nurturing Your Child’s T... by fspacef on Sunday October 23, 2016 @06:32PM (#12775753)
Really surprised that there was no mention of Raspberry Pi.

As soon as they hit 6 or 7 (or an age where they can sit down and not have to fidget), buy them a Raspberry Pi. Possibilities are endless, you can have weekend projects where you build and play a video game or install a camera etc. (Plenty of well-written guides and demos online)

Not only can they have a great time learning and playing with a real piece of technology but it can teach delayed gratification, putting in X amount of time building something before they can reap the benefits.

Re:Coding for Kids: Linda Liukas on Nurturing Your Child’s T... by S4M on Monday October 24, 2016 @04:26AM (#12777354)
My son is 6, I am planning to do just that when he is completely familiar with reading - so probably next year.