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I would definitely teach 3yr & 1yr a lot of Mathematics & Finance. Flashcard and iPhone apps definitely helped.

IT skills become more of a necessity once they hit school. I see Programming as a form of art, unless you are interested in it. It's not going to be of any interest to them, like it is to me.

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Finance? I'm extremely skeptical, but my time on HN has taught me to be curious instead. Expand?

I would think that giving my some basic finance knowledge would be beneficial to them in the future.

- like saving up for a rainy day.

- saving a small amount like $1 a day = $365 saved a year.

- how compound interests work.

Having started young, they will be money wise when they grow up and not having to work for every pay check.

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