Thursday, October 17, 2019

The Most Important Virtue For A Kidpreneur


Setting up their own business can be one of the most exciting parts of a kidpreneur, one that can hopefully leave him with a thirst for being a kick-ass businessperson someday. However, there are a lot of hurdles that one can face on that path, and it is very important that one develop patience for the same. Being patient helps one to fight the multitude of problems and break-downs that they might face in the process of setting up their own business. From problems with funding, to dealing with employees, to handling clients, to having a product that the customers really want - the list is never-ending.

It might seem like teaching kids to code or making them understand how accounting works is far more important in inculcating a virtue such as patience in them. But that’s the classic example of the question - should you spend 4 hours chopping down a tree with a medium-sharp axe or spend 3 hours sharpening the axe and then 1 hour to cut down the tree? Well, this is not the only tree your child would want to cut down. Naturally, it makes more sense to teach them things that will make them independent and more mentally stable in the long run.

Hence, it is important that moral education and value building forms an important part of early childhood education in schools. It has to be taught through practice: have kids play sports so that they learn the importance of team playing, get them to try puzzles and solve problems which are clearly a couple of level of difficulties higher than what they can solve so they learn not to be discouraged by failure and embrace the art of trial and error method. Parenting is difficult, and it often comes with a lot of challenges that go way beyond just providing for your children. All the best!

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

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.

Friday, October 11, 2019

A Unique Opportunity For Kids


Coding, for children, is a unique opportunity to take an early step into building a powerful, influential career in the future. There are many reasons why learning programming might open up a lot of doors for your child and make them stand out from their peers.

First of all, let's get the basics clear. We are not asking them to make their own app which go public on the Apple Store and Google Play. We are giving them a chance to build understanding in their core subjects, thereby letting them visualise abstract concepts more concretely and understand technology in a way that will truly help them succeed in life.

Even if they do not become accomplished coders who earn 7 figure salaries, at the very least, they will learn how technology works and save themselves against people who might try to cheat them by hoaxing them.

Kids programming languages are specially designed in a way that improves their cognitive abilities and makes them smarter, more imaginative, on the whole. This is a unique opportunity for them to develop a skill that will go on to open a lot of doors for them. Think of the world of technology as a country and a programming language as a regular linguistic language - translation is arduous and unreliable. But learning the language in their childhood helps them gain an upper hand over everyone else. Combined with other marketable skills, it almost makes them a great match for a lot of options in the future, both lucrative and satisfying.

Aim to provide a unique education to your kids that will always leave mark on their lives, and help them no matter what field they enter. A little bit of involvement and expense right now can help you equip your child with what will probably become the most important skill in their life, and an indispensable one.