How To Introduce Your Child To Coding?

So your child comes homes and tells you that there is something more important and interesting beyond the computer courses for kids that you have picked out for them - and tells you that they need to, they want to learn how to code. How do you get started?

This article will help you understand how you, as a parent, can help your child explore the fascinating world of computer programming and use it in order to build an enviable career path in the future.

Before you begin, it is important to be aware that every child, and every individual for that matter, has a knack for different things. So one person might readily take to a given skill or hobby, while others may find it boring and impossible to do even after a million attempts. This guide is a resource that will help you figure out how to try something new for your child and see if it clicks with them. So here goes.

Start With The Basics

Have your kids read a book which covers the very basics, or a short video on YouTube that explains the basics. Have them understand the meaning of coding, and what it involves. Don’t worry about the surge of questions that they will come up with - it is a good sign. More questions means that they are actually thinking about the video they watched or the book they leafed through, and that it has grabbed their interest.

Talk To People

Know a programmer who lives in your building? Or perhaps a family friend? Have your child sit down with them and ask questions. You can also look up someone who teaches robotics and have your child converse with them about coding and programming. Getting some of their questions answered would add fuel to the fire within them willing to learn more and more about this topic.

Task time!

As a famous person once said, you can learn best by actually doing something. So have your child do a small task, no matter how small it is. Check if they have any ideas of their own, otherwise brainstorm with them to come up with some ideas. It can be something as simple as finding an app that will teach them how to code. By making them take action and actually do something for their newfound hobby, you will get the wheels churning and see a lot of action come forth from them.

Learn Kids’ Programming Language

It’s now time to let your child dive into the deep waters. If they have shown interest in coding so far, then it is a good idea to have them join a course which teaches a basic, simple to understand coding language. There are a lot of online and offline resources out there which teach coding languages to kids, and your child will benefit from learning any of them.

So go ahead and allow your child to enter the fascinating world of technology. In our times, they are certain to benefit from being tech savvy.