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by forgotAgain 5702 days ago
Talk to your child. Share experiences with him and talk about what you've experienced. You'll both learn a lot.

When my daughter was in the early years of elementary school I was just getting started with web development. I was working at home and she showed an interest in what I was doing. I tried to teach the basics of html so she could create web pages. She definitely had the intelligence to succeed at it but it didn't appeal to her. I didn't push it. We found something else to share: reading books and visiting bookstores. She's developed a broad intelligence that is helping her have a fulfilling life without a line of code in sight.