Topic: Don't Force Your Children to Learn Bitcoin - page 3. (Read 1936 times)

Indeed, explaining Bitcoin and its complexity to children requires extra care. Forcing such complicated ideas on people can lead to misunderstandings and, eventually, loss of interest. It is very important to find out if the crowd is ready and open, whether they are kids or adults. But its impossible to overstate how useful Bitcoin could be.

One must deliberately choose the right time to share this knowledge. Yes, timing is very important, but so is making sure the information is correct and easy to understand. Overconfidence can backfire, but understanding cryptocurrency's many risks and rewards is crucial. This allows the audience to make educated decisions without blaming the instructor.

However we still need to monitor what children learn and how they learn. I would not be a happy father if my children learn that cryptocurrencies primary goal is to be an untraced payment for something illegal or not for their age. I would be very disappointed if my children would find out first that bitcoin is used to buy drugs or something on darkmarket, and only with time find out that this is for example is a great investment opportunity or becoming a "blockchain IT guy" is actually a pretty good and well paid job. I would not force children to learn anything, but I think it would be good if I would be the first person to give them first impression about crypto.

You are right about this, I think when they reach a certain age they will find bitcoin on their own the same way we are fascinated by bitcoin. So we don't need to force any child to learn about bitcoin too early, sometimes it will be counterproductive and make them fear bitcoin more than they actually like it.

I saw some people suggesting that children should be forced to learn bitcoin as early as possible, but I wanted to ask those people. Do they have children, are they married or not, or are they single and giving advice they have never experienced before? Because if someone has children, they will understand what it takes to raise a child.

Bitcoin is digital currency and it is very interesting thing which is very popular among young generation so no one should force a child to learn about bitcoin because he will be attracted to bitcoin after a certain age. so there is no logic in forcing a child to teach them about Bitcoin. Bitcoin is a profitable thing but if a child is taught about Bitcoin against his will and he first sees a Bitcoin dump then negative perception of Bitcoin can work in him. So children should not be forced to learn about Bitcoin in any way. But if any kid is interested in learning about Bitcoin.  In that case, some help can be given to him

Coercion is a bad idea, even we ourselves don't like others forcing us to do anything, so let's put ourselves in our children's situation. Bitcoin is not the only investment that brings income and wealth, there are many ways to become rich and successful in this life. So let our children be free to pursue what they like. Furthermore, it is never too late to invest in bitcoin, if they are interested in bitcoin later in life, they can also start without it being too late.

Yes I noticed the word "force" before I replied but we look at this from different angles. If a child does not want to learn about certain things I do not think it is wrong to teach them a little about parents think is important therefore they should teach enough for them to decide if they are interested before a decision to continue teaching or abandoning it can be made.

Children being forced or not would probably form part of the equation after they have an introduction to Bitcoin. Maybe by not introducing them to it, parents are depriving their children of something that will be a fundamental part of their future when they become adults.

Forcing your children is never been that recommended because on the time that you do make out some explanation but they had just simply ignore it out or something that doesnt show any interest while you do explain then their minds arent that prepared or ready.There would really be that a specific or right time on which you would really be that able to explain and let them learn or know about Bitcoins existence.So as with other people too like relatives or friends on which there would really be a specific time on which you could really be able to make out some introduction on what it is and what are the opportunities that it do have, just dont forget to tell
about the risks though yet it is really that important that they should really be that wary about on the said stuff because if they wont then on the time that they would be losing money then the main ones who would really be that getting blamed would really be you.

Going back on teaching up your kids then its understandable on how excited you are on sharing up the idea and knowledge but just like been said that there would really be the right time on doing so
which it would really be that appropriate on the right time and on the right moment.

Actually If you read carefully you'll observe I used the word force, by forcefully teaching a child, it means the child in the first place did not buy the idea of learning Bitcoin, so you are depriving the child the right to make free decisions. Besides I came across this PDF file that did some explaining to proof that such countries that practice these laws exits.

In my country our custom demands that a child must be obedient and respect his/her parents decision. So I think as children they are not mature enough to make good financial decision for themselves, they need some one to guard them so they'll not go astray. Even the 2024 US presidential candidate Robert Kennedy bought 14BTC for his kids, so I believe he knows the importance of Bitcoin before he could make such a huge financial decision for them.

Thank you op for also calling out attention back to this very topic and I've also written a thread about not forcing  bitcoin  on our kids and let them enjoy all their youthful age and only guide them to realizing their potentials.
I don't have any issues with parents want ming their kids know about bitcoin earlier but it makes me feel that they're making their kids pay for their mistakes of not accepting bitcoin earlier and now their fear is that their kids doesn't make such mistakes and they're now doing e everything in their power to make sure their get involved now before bitcoin explodes but this is maybe just my head playing with me but whatever ways we should let kids enjoy their childhood and let them grow in their pace  

  Well  I don’t think you need you to force anything on somebody, everyone should be given the right to choose what ever they want to do.  They is no need to force Bitcoin in anyone as we know not everyone will succeed in bitcoin investment. They are people who have lose their capital still in this bitcoin investment, some who have little knowledge and don’t know their way around the it may even vouch not to partake in it again. Some people prefer to see their investment with their eyes, most of this business men who deal on what they see may not want to pay attention to bitcoin because they feel they it’s not worth investing in since they can’t see it. Even without bitcoin they still excel in their businesses.
  Everyone has their strengths as we all know, and can succeed in other areas of life. Bitcoin is not the only way out, people that are not technologically advanced who still uses the old fashioned method still make makes it life. Some may be due to ignorance, we still have some people who still don’t know what Bitcoin means and how it’s works, but still they still live their lives and go about their business. Bitcoin is good no doubt and it’s a new wave people should indulge in cause of it plenty benefits its has offer. People shouldn’t be forced into it rather they should be allowed to pick their poison.

Actually interest matters alots and if child is not interested in something then it is not possible for him to continue the journey of earning from it. You will teach him properly but if he is not mentally prepared then neither he will learn well nor he do well and for bitcoin investment active mind play a better role. Not only in bitcoin investment but you cannot force your child to work in a business until he himself show interest for it.

Leave you child to select field for himself but also check his activities if he is involved in bad practices like gambling then guide him to leave it otherwise if he is a wise person he will choose that path which will be suitable for both you and him. If a parent is earning from bitcoin then there will be possible effects on the child too so don't force your child but share your success with him and he will automatically attract towards your business.

I doubt that by teaching any child in any country about blockchain related finances including crypto is a crime. If they learn about Bitcoin while they are young it will be in their mindset as a seamless process just as teaching them about fiat. If a parent or school curriculum does not (or does not want to) teach about it, that is a different matter altogether.

In my own opinion, forcing a child to learn Bitcoin might be against some countries' laws, but in my country, forcing your own child is common, because we see it as a means of giving good directives to our children. These things happen every day, especially when the child is in his/her teenage age. They feel like they are adults who can be responsible for making some serious life decisions. Bitcoin is the future of cryptocurrency. Anyone who fails to dive into it when they have the opportunity will surely have regrets tomorrow, so at first forcing a  child to learn Bitcoin might seem too rude or wicked  as a parent, but, as time progresses later, I bet the child will thank you later in the future. And besides, teaching your child Bitcoin doesn't mean his/her life or career.

That is a common thing that parents do in my country, at least in my point of view and experiences, I don't know if this applicable to any places and to everyone. They are the one who will decide what your future would be like for example, they want you to be an civil engineer, so they would invest a lot of thing by buying you all of your needs, giving you all of your desire like cars, phones, luxury and etc. So you won't say anything about them when you're trying to pursue what they want as they can easily say that they gave to you everything. I think it's not really about starting while they are young, some kids are not still aware and haven't explore the world yet to find what is really for them. Gaining knowledge at early stage can be considered as advantage, but never force it if they never really like it.

It's true that forcing our children to do what we want is not good, because children have their own fashion and it is their right to be able to choose what they think is better. But as parents of course we want the best for our children and there's no harm in teaching them about Bitcoin and how it can change their lives in the future. Whether they will adopt it or not is their business, the point is that we as parents have taught them what is best for them.

Totally agree, children should learn some basic fundamental stuff in their formative years so it's really in our best interest if it's something that teaches them about being a decent person, how to think in a critical way and teaching them about knowing themselves should be some of the stuff that a parent should teach them, teaching them something complex without any fundamentals in problem solving and discourse is like shouting into the void or in a way it's going to be useless plus I feel like the parents that do this kind of thing with their kids are frustrated people that want to create a mini version of them that they can control.

I'm actually against forcing a child to learn Bitcoin but a good parent to should be able to see where a child interest lies and give the necessary supports. It mustn't be tech or Bitcoin, it could be art, music or anything. 

According to what I read on the internet, Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum founder) has interest in tech and he started developing video games as the age of 10. He was introduced to Bitcoin by his father, Dimitry Buterin at the age of 17 and he went on to develop one of the highly sort after Dapps in the world. Maybe at some point he's going to get to know about bitcoin, but someone introduced Bitcoin to him. So it's not an entirely bad idea to introduce Bitcoin to a child, we just have to do it at the right time and if the child doesn't like it, no issue.

There is time for children to learn all the knowledge that can be useful for them in the future, meaning that if children are still in school and still in elementary school, there is clearly no need to give them too heavy a mental burden. Because their minds must be focused more on learning to read, count, write and how to analyze a problem so that they can be sufficiently prepared when we provide knowledge that they are not used to learning.

And when they have finished elementary school and are starting to move on to a more middle and high school level, that is the right time for them to get to know the basics of Bitcoin and Blockchain. Because when the child starts to move on to a more specialized educational level, it will be easier for them to determine what education is more suitable for him and he must also continue to be given a more specific understanding of Bitcoin and Blockchain.

I don't think there is any point to force anyone to explain Bitcoin. Moreover, I don't think it is necessary to explain this to those who are in a minor state. Attention should be paid to whether they are developing properly at this time. If we think that if we give knowledge about Bitcoin to our children from now then that child will get better understanding about Bitcoin in future this idea is totally wrong. Until a child is mature or capable of understanding, we should not force them in any way. Of course Bitcoin can make a significant contribution to a person's future career, but only after a certain period of time they will be worthy to understand it.

That's how society runs nowadays, some parents wants to teach their child on the things that a child shouldn't have done because of their age but for me, it's better to learn while they are still young and it also depends to a child if they really want to pursue learning on the things that they aren't familiar yet. Again, it depends to a child so don't force someone to do something if they don't really want to. Gaining knowledge and experiences at the young age may gives a benefit to them once they are growing up and facing the real life.