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These kinds of blog posts are always awful. "These cash-grab books about teaching kids to program are bad so teaching your kids to program is bad." Throw in some anecdotal evidence about how the author is doing it right and then show off to the internet.

It's not like there isn't a better underlying point that could have been discussed (forcing STEM on kids) but the author didn't.

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Agreed, no evidence to back opinion in that post. My parents never blocked me from learning something I was interested in. They nurtured a wonder (in me) for learning new things by being interested in everything I showed and “taught” them. The only detrimental thing my Dad ever did wrt my career was discourage me from becoming an engineer because he said that I would have no chance of becoming a CEO if I did. He loved his career though and a went on to study business which I hated. Luckily I also majored in computer science or I really don’t think I’d be happy.

One thing to note though. If you force your kid to code they may end up hating it just like some people hate maths because it was forced upon them when they were too young to appreciate it.

Totally agree. Teaching a kid to code is like teaching carpentry. Both are skills that can be used to accomplish certain things and can be outlets for creativity.

Most importantly be observant of your child's natural interests and support them in learning & improving in that direction.

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