Topic: Stop stressing kids with bitcoin - page 4. (Read 1208 times)

I agree when you say that children always like new things and hope to teach about Bitcoin which is the latest payment technology today. 
But you also need to know that children can't be burdened with the knowledge that they don't need and is too much for them. 

Teaching children cannot be done with pressure, playing while learning is what is needed because childhood is a time of play. 
I am not against you teaching children about Bitcoin, but use methods that are suitable for children.

Even adults find it difficult to understand Bitcoin let alone children who are still in development.

Bitcoin subjects are still not allowed because some regulations do not allow them.
Bitcoin itself still has pros and cons. In some countries, Bitcoin regulations are still quite strict.

Play and learn, that's what should be done rather than giving Bitcoin knowledge too seriously.
It would be useless if you continue to force them to tell Bitcoin knowledge which is quite burdensome for children's minds.
no need to be too serious, just introduce the name Bitcoin and its logo with the playing method and it will be a good initial method as an introduction.

There is nothing wrong actually if we teach our kids about bitcoin so they will develop awareness on it at an earlier age. But maybe we can’t expect from them to learn easily and adopt bitcoin mindset just like we are doing. Kids will always be kids, and no matter how we are eager to teach them with new insights, they will always stick to what children’s happiness are. And discovering, exploring, and playing will certainly give them more fun than be serious and learn the most about bitcoin.

Children love to lean new things and that's why the world today is modernized, how will you feel if your younger ones teach their parents or tell them about Bitcoin that will be great right? So I don't see anything wrong with teaching or telling children about Bitcoin.
If I own a school today I will approve a Bitcoin subject in my school.

As parent or guardians then we do only hope for the best for our kids on which letting them know on things earlier which it isnt really that bad but we should really be that sensible whether its really that rightful to make
out some explanations into those young minds about certain stuffs specially on investing. There's a specific time for that or age on which it would  really be just that right that you would be teaching them about it.
You cant really just tell them at very young age because it would be most likely wont be absorbed and would really just easily forgotten and this is why we should really be thinking about it.
Dont force them to learn up something which is really out of their interest. You cant really be that pushing them on learning just because you are the ones who do only want or like it.
Dont stress them out because if you are really that pushing them on learning something connect about investment.

Kids love to learn new things especially if it’s align with their interest and passion. And I think bitcoin may not be one of their favorites at a very young age since it’s quite complicated and hard to understand, and if you force them to learn about it, they will just ignore the idea. That’s why we just have to wait until they’re ready to grasp new ideas about bitcoin. Bitcoin is actually highly precious and valuable that any individual would really crave, but not for kids since all they want is just to have fun and play most of their times.

I think in conclusion,  we should just let a child be a child and not wanting to over their childhood with technology.
Most times,  I think parents are over mounting pressure on their children and wanting them be the best and not wanting to see the best in the children, ive seen parents who want to see their children having the first position in class and making it seem the child's life depends on such and in cases where there isn't a 1st position  from that child, then life might be made very uncomfortable  for such a child, now most parents do this consciously and unconsciously maybe trying to impress friends with their kids performance or wanting to brag with their kids mental abilities, hence forcing more load on the child.

Introducing  financial education  to children is one best thing  any parent should do but doing so at the right time is the priceless especially when the child is mentally  ready for such complexity.

There is nothing absolutely  wrong with teaching about bitcoin mate but even before we think of imposing it on them, we should atleast let them be of age to be to be able to assimilate this complex crypto issue.

First of all, you need to teach your child to become an honest person. You also need to teach him financial literacy. We can offer him some ways to develop his life, but we cannot choose for him. In the end, he must make his own choice.
It is also very important what we mean by the word child. What age? 6 years old is a child and 16 years old is also a child.
At the age of 8, I would have probably not understood anything.
In general, I believe that there is nothing wrong with telling a child about bitcoin, but you should not impose anything on him

The role of the parents is to take good care of the future of their children but sometimes we drive it wrong because we wanted them to learn earlier about investing which you are right about, it was a steal to their childhood. It was their right as well to enjoy such moments and keep memories of their childhood playing with other kids, not carrying some responsibility. Because I know there is a right time to learn Bitcoin as this is not just an easy task for them, it was a more technical and huge responsibility that is not yet suitable for their young age.

Teaching kids about Bitcoin can be beneficial for several reasons. Firstly, it introduces them to the concept of digital currency and also helps them understand the evolving financial background. It can also be helpful for them to promote financial literacy. You may teach them about concepts like decentralisation and blockchain technology. Moreover, learning about Bitcoin can develop critical thinking,which helps explore the risks and rewards associated with investments and technological innovations. By introducing them to cryptocurrencies at a legal age, kids may also develop an entrepreneurial mindset. In the meantime, it’s our responsibility to provide them with an age-appropriate education at first and later suggest joining a given trend of interest.

Bitcoin will always be valuable and we are certain with that. However, forcing our kids to learn about Bitcoin may not be reasonable enough knowing their capacity to learn is still limited and will not easily understand about the broad meaning of Bitcoin and how it works for us. So the best strategy I think is to prepare a portfolio for them and just show them when they are actually ready to explore Bitcoin and take advantage every opportunity it offers. While it's better to teach Bitcoin at an earlier age, but we should also consider as guardians that Bitcoin investment has its own risks, and that kids may not come to completely understand it.

agree, give children space to choose which things they will pursue by themselves, we as parents only direct not force our desires, because many children experience depression because of parental demands,

We must know how to adjust ourselves concerning them because we will not make them learn everything at once because we might steal their childhoods from them. In this stage, they need to experience life and some child things to have a healthy environment, and we don't need to give them pressure regarding the stress from the crypto market. They need to learn bitcoins as a currency, and that's it; they can get back to doing their things and not worry about it again until they find curiosity and want to know more on their own.

Well, if parents teach their kids about bitcoin as a payment currency like fiat, that's even more incentivized. But are you sure they will teach them and say bitcoin is money, or will they teach about investing because even they themselves see bitcoin as an investment rather than a currency? How many people on this forum are looking at bitcoin as a currency? All are thinking about profit when investing in bitcoin. Teaching about finance and investing should also be encouraged as it is the best way to change lives as we know it. But don't force or teach the wrong age. In short, don't impose your thoughts on your children.

You need to insert also the play time or alone time with them, so it is difficult if you replace it with learning again because, based on that timetable, it is mostly about learning and there are fun things like when they can't play into something and explore the beauty of the world outside of technology. For sure, they will learn about it or get interested in it in the future. Let them be kids right now, and you, as a parent, should also treasure every moment while they are kids because when they grow up, you can't do those things that both of your children are supposed to do when they are still kids.

Dont know why, but the kid is doing pretty well with math. Not yet in school, but adding and extracting numbers till hundred seems easy. English is also easy to learn while watching cartoons and playing video games. A bit harder with reading, read only by syllables so far, but we have one year until school. When school starts, it will be more about learning and gaining experience how to socialize, learning new basic things. I dont know where to put Bitcoin or crypto in modern kids timetable. Imho if necessary, knowledge about crypto will come by themselves. So I am not intend to force to learn it.

In real life, after accomplishing  all that they've  been forced to learn what next?
I mean after getting real good results from all the knowledge learnt forcefully,
What next? Children might be turned to introverts and miss alot of opportunities outside and the child might not be a happy one especially when there is no friend to even roll with.

Maths and language is one thing a kid needs rather than some very complex mathematical algorithm like Bitcoin  and cryptocurrency.
And I wish to know how easy it gets for you when you try to force them to learn the basic math and English?
I guess even boring for you as a teach, now talk more of a kid who is still not supposed to be bothered with such complexity.

This really depends on the parent, but I do agree with you that it is their time to play and have fun, and later on they will know it because, just imagine if they did this at an early age, for sure they wouldn't have happy memories of their childhood as they mostly know that they are struggling to learn about investing as well as crypto currency. For sure, there will be a time when they are now urging us to learn it, and that is the time we can guide them, but you can also try to introduce it to them while they are still children, but if they don't want it, don't force them.

I am a father and the only thing I slowly force my kids to learn is reading, math, languages. That is enough for them to start visualizing their future. With these skills, they will be able to learn everything they want. If they want to learn crypto, let it be their choice. If they want to be an artist, let it be their choice. If they want to live alone in the wood like and follow ascetism, let it be their choice. A lot of parents forget, that it is their duty, until kids turns 18, to support him in everything, and it isnt kids duty to support parents. People try to create a money pillow for their retirement from kids. That is completely wrong. I would be glad if my kids would be rich when they grow up, but I dont insist on that, I dont make their goals to be money only.

You're right  mate and I have no single issue with this type of approach and there was a reply I made here in affirmation to parents who could possibly  introduce bitcoin to their kids through some comic books and it's likes and in ways you also suggested.

My problem are with  parents who think introducing bitcoin  to their kids which are still tender will get the kids to a safer side in the future and make them accept bitcoin  early, hence using the kids to correct the mistake they made by not accepting bitcoin  earlier when it was first introduced.

I was also in the opinion  that rather than wanting  to stress kids with lots of unnecessary knowledge and forcefully  wanting to introduce bitcoin  to them and making their childhood boring by si doing,  it would have been better that they get them a portfolio and continue  investing in it for them and watch it grow with  them and properly introduce it to them when they're  of age to properly assimilate  it.


You already said it all with this your paragraph and I think this also justifies all I've been trying to say in this thread.
I'm personally  not against introducing financial  education to our kids but making the assimilation a must at such tender age isn't right.

People wouldn't want to accept this especially  parents who are already living with regrets of their youthful age and now wants to make corrections through their kids, thereby wanting them do things beyond what the kids can even handle.
We should let kids grow and not taking charge of their growth.

Well if you've gone through my thread properly,  you'll  understand  that I haven't seen anyone in person  but I said based on threads and discussions  in the forum
I also don't want to start listing such threads because I don't want the op to feel bad or read a totally different meaning to my writing  so please pardon me.
I've noticed alot of parents wanting to correct their kids and trying so hard to not let them make same mistakes they made.
There  are mistakes I made back then and I wish I can go back in time to correct them but there is absolutely nothing I can do but accept it and there is no way I will let my child trade that path because of the fear of the child making same mistakes we did.
Most parents considering how lucrative some occupation might be, would want their kids to get involved in such fields especially  when it has to do with time flexibility.

So please don't get me wrong.

I see a lot of parents on this forum with the same thought, they think to teach bitcoin as soon as possible, and they think making a copy like them will be good for their children and society. I am a father and an avid bitcoin investor, but I have never taught my children anything related to bitcoin. It's not that I'm against or won't teach them bitcoin, but I think everything should be taught in an orderly and age-appropriate manner. Let them have a meaningful childhood, don't force or scare them to remember their childhood.