[davidhyde]

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.