Topic: Don't Force Your Children to Learn Bitcoin - page 10. (Read 1936 times)

You have actually brought up some good points. In fact, we humans tend to avoid things that are necessary and skip over things that are unnecessary. Today's children are the future of the next generation, they will take the lead of the next generation . So I think it is best to introduce them from the beginning to all the technologies they will encounter later. As currently they are sent to school to teach about Social Science, Economy etc., I think it is important to introduce them to Bitcoin as well. But when it comes to learning, nothing can be forced on anyone, so I would refrain from forcing anyone to do anything, not just Bitcoin.

You shouldn't force your children to learn about bitcoin but you can force them to learn about all the nonsense stuff school teaches. Why ?
The school doesn't teach us about economy, financial planning, how to grow wealth etc... which are all major things we need to learn right from our childhood.
I can agree with your point upto some extent that nothing should be force upon children but yet I would say we should atleast make them learn the basics about finance, economy, crypto etc... so that they are aware of it.
If they become more interested then they can start digging up more.

We can teach kids about bitcoin but let them choose what they will do once they grow up. If they still want to learn more about bitcoin and use it like we do, then great for them because they can try to make money for a living. But if they are not interested and prefer other things, we cannot impose our will on them. They also desire to grow and be recognized as we already have. So maybe it's better to direct them towards things that can make money so they can choose that when the brand matures. It's better to teach many things that can give results than telling them to follow what we do because everyone has their own desires.

I am not against it or with it totally. Bitcoin learning is complex and not meant for everyone. And yes, people should have a free will to choose whatever they want to do in their life. But when you are unaware of it, it does not become a choice. So you will never think of doing it! Not to force your children to learn about bitcoin, but to present them with the knowledge. That way they can learn about it. Just because you know about something does not mean it becomes an absolute choice to do it. If you are curious about it, you will try to learn more about it. Then, if you think it's a good enough choice for you, you will make it an option.
I am against those people who are forcing their child to do it. Make it an option so that they can choose it on their own. Not everything is for everyone. So I want to say that, it's not wrong to teach your kids about Bitcoin. But it's wrong to force them to do it and leaving them with no option other than this. And in life, we learn from trial and errors. If something doesn't work out as we imagine it, we move to something else. So it's important to have multiple choices.

I don't see anything wrong in teaching our children about Bitcoin or blockchain technology. If we enlighten them about how cryptocurrency works, it doesn't mean that we will be forcing them to focus on it in the future. It is still their personal decision whether to pursue it or not in the future. Of course, we all want what's best for our children but educating them about the digital currency is still a good move yet we should still allow them to enjoy their freedom of choice with proper guidance. If we see that our children don't have an interest on it, it is enough that we are teaching them about its importance but it is not necessary that we'll hinder them from the things that they like doing just so they could focus on cryptocurrency just like we do.
It is hard to force our children to choose their passion. As long as we have done our part in properly educating them about crypto, we should allow them to decide on what they want to do in the future. We are just here to guide them but necessarily decide for the path that they want to take.

I wouldn't think that complicated about bitcoin when I wanted to teach kids. Bitcoin is a currency that they should be familiar with in their digital life, I mean several online services currently accept bitcoin as a means of payment and this will continue to evolve over time. You need to tell them as simply as possible about bitcoin and one of them is to tell them that bitcoin is a good currency as an alternative to fiat.

Currently, the world is completely digital that even 3-5 year olds know enough about how to operate their smartphones, so giving them some insight into bitcoin may be feasible but only after they seem ready to know about this currency. The mindset must be adapted to the times, ready or not they will be required to know its development.

I agree with you op on the subject matter because in this 21st century our kids are supposed to make choices of what they want to do or become in life, But in other hands, teaching children things about Bitcoin as a guidian (father or mother) is also not gonna stop the kids from becoming whatever thing they have desire to become in life because no knowledge has ever been a waste, so it duely the responsibility of parents to guide their children while making career decisions because the parents has more experience than the kids but not make choices for our kids.

Well, I will not force my future children to learn Bitcoin, but if I will need to use my force to teach them about investing, I will do it because I don't want my future children grow up not knowing about investing at all.

Children from birth up to 7 years old are the years where a child is very vulnerable. I mean all of the things that he sees, and learns at that age will be the one that will be on his my mind as he grows up. If he's surroundings is a surrounding full of bad people, there's a chance that he will be a bad people when he grows up. I'm thinking of teaching my child at least how to save money at that age. He's too young to learn investing at that time, but saving is my first step towards it.

I agree that we don't need to use force to teach them Bitcoin because it's not mandatory for a person especially to a child to learn it. I mean we can still live without it right? I don't know if it's a good thing, but I think at age 10 above, we can teach our children about investing already, but only the basics of it. Just an eye-opener I guess, and if he's a teenager already, we can teach them different types of investments including Bitcoin, the risks of it, the pros and cons etc. etc. One thing's for sure for me though, I will not force my children to learn Bitcoin, but if I need to use force to teach them about investing, I will do it.

I guess we reside in the same region, huh. I am not sure if it just the Asian culture that does that. Considering how it is common for Asian to be almost look like perfect to their relatives and parents especially in academics, it seemingly becomes like a cultural related issue.

I wanted to hear on what was your father's reaction when you started to buy Bitcoin though. I don't mean to dig in, Z390 but considering that you were already making enough money as you mentioned, would he be surprised or proud of you?

You can still teach your children how to use Bitcoin. Just give them an idea like an ELI5 then just let them decide by their own if they wanted to adopt Bitcoin into one of their knowledge. You can still guide them slowly, but let them learn by their own pacing. No force, just continuous guidance.

I agree with you, forcing someone to do be interesting in a subject is rarely going to work. The only thing that is going to happen is that people will resent it and might even hate for the rest of their life. Trying to force kids to enjoy something always reminds me of my parents trying to make me eat spinach, which I hate to this day. There are other ways to make something interesting instead of using force. The best way to get someone interested in a subject is to make it funny and entertaining. The second best way is to use monetary rewards to spur interest. Let's say we play games with our kids and if they win we would give them money, but instead of using fiat money we could use crypto currencies. Once a certain amount of money is accumulated it should make our kids interest by itself. They would need to learn about wallets and how to transfer and use crypto coins to access the money.

Its good ideas teaching our children for understanding about Bitcoin when getting good opportunity, but as parent I don't force my children have learn about Bitcoin and I give them freedom which one their basic to earn money as trough Bitcoin investment or they have other investment way except Bitcoin.  But for children is not really good ideas when teaching them with Bitcoin because they have study and focus on their school. After pass on the school I think is the moment give our children option for learning Bitcoin or they have another skill to earn money trough other investment without push them have to know with Bitcoin.

I get what you're trying to say mate, while you are correct about that but let's think about their situation and phase yet. Isn't it too early to teach them about cryptocurrency? Teaching them at an early age is not totally wrong but I don't think that the idea will penetrate into their heads just like that as talking about crypto and stuff will sound gibberish to them, no doubt. Also, there is a correct time for that but as of now, let them be children and do what most children do because sooner or later, they will also start to figure things on their own.

For me, it's good to let your children be familiar with Bitcoin and crypto especially if as a parent, you're into it. Just let them be aware of its existence while they're young and teach them important knowledge about finances (that they can easily understand at their age). But yeah, don't force them to learn technical terms or a deeper knowledge about Bitcoin cause it'll be hard for them to understand at a young age. Allow them to explore on their own. When they grow older, they might be the one coming to you and would ask questions about Bitcoin. You can't force someone to be interested on something.

I think it is good to teach your children about financial management at a very tender age. Teach them how to save money and not spend every time on everything. They should learn to save money. And this should not be limited to fiat alone, you can also introduce to them BTC and educate them about it, and if possible, invest for them. You don't need to necessarily force them to learning anything, approach matters alot when teaching children.

Parents have the responsibility of observing their children to identify their areas of interest. Your child might be naturally attracted to financial matters and investment which makes it easy to teach him about Bitcoin. But some children has zero or little interest in money matters, such child should not be forced to learn about financial matters because it will be difficult to teach them. I also think that the best time to introduce Bitcoin to children should be between the ages of 12 and above. At least they would have developed mentally to understand the sector.        

Due to the outbreak of Covid-19, there has been an increased need for medical personnel worldwide. Most parents in my country are forcing their children to take medical courses even if they don't have any interest to be doctors, nurses, or other health practitioners. My little nephew wants to be a teacher but the mother is insisting that she would be a nurse. Your child must not be a Bitcoiner to succeed in life. He must not be like you, so let him choose his path because that is where his fulfillment and satisfaction are.    

It's not a bad idea to teach our kids about bitcoin, but it depends on your economy, as I believe ours is worse than yours. If you believe this is the best way to get them interested in bitcoin, we can do that. If we do teach our kids about bitcoin, if they understand what we're talking about, they'll agree, and it won't stop them from pursuing their own careers. because they are all aware of their parents' intentions and continue to work toward their future.

I agree that forcing someone including children to study something does not lead to the desired result. It seems to me that it should be more about how to ignite an interest in children. And this can be done only when they see that parents or teachers themselves are excited about what they teach, what they talk about. Children are hooked by another person's keen interest in some phenomenon, they admire such a concernment and take an example from those people whose eyes glisten when they talk about their passions. That is why, if there is a desire to teach a child something, you need to want to develop yourself and be passionate about the subject of study.

     Yes I agree with your sentiments about the subject issue. Although, children’s are very sensitive and their interests and hobbies are different. But along with partial synthesis and traditional studies, efforts should be made to attract them to other hobbies as well. They should also understand what is good and bad. In order to improve their abilities and expand their mental capacity, it is important to teach them different types of skill. Force and coercion do not lead to improvement in any case, rather it leads to deterioration. Just try to give them awareness about the cryptos that how they work and to use. If this thing excites them, and they want to participate with a better understanding of it, then they should  do once they reach the legal age.

Wrong, I have to teach my children about Bitcoin, the decision to pursue Bitcoin and crypto is left for them after I teach them, I do believe that Blockchain technology will last longer than anything that's been innovated since decades, they will benefit a lot from crypto, if I can make a lot from crypto why can't they? What I will never do is trying to force them on Bitcoin, but not letting your children know about crypto is not cool, that's my own belief.

we still don't know how the future of blockchain will be in future, but if it's ever going to be useful in the future, it will be more useful for the coming generations, and that includes our children, I am in full support for everyone to make sure they lecture their children about the blockchain and Bitcoin.

Maybe you could teach them the basics so they could have a background when Bitcoin was mentioned to them. If people might impose their ways then just simply tell them that "your dad is doing crypto you could ask me about it" because for sure they would be curious as others are teaching them something they don't know. Thing about forcing them to learn is that they couldn't even absorbed yet those complicated knowledge which is not suitable for their age. This industry always involve risk and wise decision making or analysis so it would be a headache for them and might causes pressure for them. Let them have fun for their age, once they grow up enough to learn this then you could teach them.