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yes! the most important lesson from neurostudies and psychology is usually ignored: you can only learn when [feel like] you have control over how to do it. learning simply does not work when you push it. pushing will kill motivation. I usually only need to get obstacles out of the way and answer questions (if I can). the rest comes from sheer interest from my child. scratch was interesting for just a couple of weeks, now it is java script, raspberry pi / linux, arduino, smartphone app programming using appinventor or any scripting language. the issue is not programming language, the driving question is "what machine do I want to build".

you might want to check out "coderdojo" at a place near you. usually other kids are better teachers to your kid than you are.

your best instrument to teach tech is to wait and take your kid's questions seriously. patience pays.

what age am I talking about? my child wrote programs and apps long before he was able to read or write. pushing as a motivation killer also applies to adults. so I guess, this "advice" is universal.