[p_sherman]

Why would you want to force something on a child that young? Why would you want to basically indoctrinate your child with something?

How about, instead, developing reasoning skills and the ability to make their own decisions and then actually letting them decide what they want to do? Crazy, I know!

[notlisted]

You underestimate children and you underestimate the contribution programming (structured thinking) can make in a child's development. It's all about exposure... if you don't show them anything, they won't discover what they like.

Do you have children? I get the feeling you're talking from a theoretical perspective here... They're sponges. I say we "soak 'em" don't let them dry up.