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Maybe programming's just not their thing?

If they're not interested, just keep them in the loop. Show them some of the cool stuff people build every once in a while or just tell them they can automate their math homework with a simple console app. I'm pretty sure the prospects not having to do my homework by hand would've made me sit down and code instead.

Have a try on https://scratch.mit.edu. My 9 year old kid love it.

Try Minecraft with the Python plugin.