What age is ideal to let my kids into crypto

[Flydove]

I was wondering what time is right to introduce my son in particular into crypto, is it ok at 10,12,15 or perhaps at adulthood 18yrs.I was advised to first get them acquainted with digital currencies and blockchain, their meanings and value in a relatable way they can assimilate and grasp. I was told to begin spurring their interest with simple tools, so I searched and came across kits like blockchain and cashflow for kids, crypto kitties and monopoly and some digital games as a good start. The aim is to use these to educate them about digital currencies, things associated with them before letting them into investing properly.
Is it worth the try? you may have a better idea.

what do you advice?

[Crwth]

It is definitely worth a try if you are really interested in teaching your kids that. I hope that they understand why it is important, and being able to guide them through it would be good for them.

Maybe ask yourself first why you are doing it in the first place. Is it because you want them to learn a new type of financial instrument or another way to earn money?

[Lucius]

I don't think we can determine an ideal age, not all children are the same in the sense that they mature at the same age. I think children should be approached individually without forcing them to do anything, or rather, we should examine whether they have an interest in these kinds of things.

It would be ideal to ask children if they have heard of cryptocurrencies, if they know anything about them, and then occasionally give them information that can help them research things online for themselves. If they are interested and have additional questions, you will be the first to know, and that is the best sign that they are ready to learn more.

Cryptocurrencies (especially BTC) should be presented to children as an alternative to the existing financial system, not as a get-rich-quick scheme - unless you want to turn them into crypto gamblers.

[hugeblack]

You can buy them Bitcoin from birth and keep it in cold storage to pay for college (or start a small business).
As for owning Bitcoin, it's best for them to be around the age of 22. Then, they'll have had some experience with money, and once they understand the value of money and the importance of investing, you can introduce them to bitcoin.

[target]

I think its would be good to start with history. Eveybody loves stories.History always makes a kid curious about how did it ever come to what is it now.
I would love to tell the story about currencies to my kid if they are just curious but kids today aren't that curious to history anymore. They are onto tiktok and youtube.

But as young as possible I think its good to start making them interested into crypto by introducing them to a crypto games since games are their world for now.

[slapper]

If they don’t know why governments print money… they’re not ready. If they can’t explain what makes something scarce, they’re not ready. If they think investing is just “buy low sell high,” they’re definitely not ready. Crypto’s not candy so don’t toss it in as a digital toy

You’re not just introducing them to digital coins - you’re introducing them to a worldview. A distrust in centralization. A belief in open systems. A rejection of passive consumer roles. That’s heavy stuff for a 10-year-old. So go slow, but go deep

What I’d do? Start from history. Ancient barter to fiat to Bitcoin. Make it a story. Tie economics to decisions. Let them question systems. Let them ask why their video game coins can’t buy bread, but Dogecoin can buy a Tesla (sort of). Bring contradiction. Bring real tension. Let their minds wrestle

Crypto is about readiness and timing. Cognitive readiness. Emotional readiness. Ethical readiness. So yeah, show them the tools. Show them the games. But when they start asking the scary questions, you’ll know they’re ready

[Charles-Tim]

Start from when they are young but make sure you simplify it and not that you will teach them about cryptocurrencies at once but just continue to teach them according to their age. Let them know more as they grow more.

But let them know that altcoins are gambling and full of scam ICO, NFTs, meme coins and so on.

[rdluffy]

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Cryptocurrencies (especially BTC) should be presented to children as an alternative to the existing financial system, not as a get-rich-quick scheme - unless you want to turn them into crypto gamblers.

Exactly, I agree
And to tell the truth, the sooner we teach our children not only crypto, but financial education, the better
I really wish I'd been taught financial education when I was younger, it would have made a lot of things easier

In addition, it can help your children to find something they like in the future, cryptos are very related to IT, programming, systems, etc

[JISAN]

I was wondering what time is right to introduce my son in particular into crypto, is it ok at 10,12,15 or perhaps at adulthood 18yrs.I was advised to first get them acquainted with digital currencies and blockchain, their meanings and value in a relatable way they can assimilate and grasp. I was told to begin spurring their interest with simple tools, so I searched and came across kits like blockchain and cashflow for kids, crypto kitties and monopoly and some digital games as a good start. The aim is to use these to educate them about digital currencies, things associated with them before letting them into investing properly.
Is it worth the try? you may have a better idea.

what do you advice?

How quickly a child can learn about crypto depends on their creativity. You can teach your child about Bitcoin even at the age of 10 if they show interest in it. However, you should not force them to learn anything before they reach adulthood. If your child has little technical knowledge and does not show interest in learning it, then you should not force them. However, since Bitcoin is a very big and promising digital currency of the future, everyone should know about it. Accordingly, if your child does not show interest in learning about Bitcoin until the age of 16, then they can be forced to learn about it from then on. Because those who do not know about Bitcoin will lag behind in the future.

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I was wondering what time is right to introduce my son in particular into crypto, is it ok at 10,12,15 or perhaps at adulthood 18yrs.I was advised to first get them acquainted with digital currencies and blockchain, their meanings and value in a relatable way they can assimilate and grasp. I was told to begin spurring their interest with simple tools, so I searched and came across kits like blockchain and cashflow for kids, crypto kitties and monopoly and some digital games as a good start. The aim is to use these to educate them about digital currencies, things associated with them before letting them into investing properly.
Is it worth the try? you may have a better idea.

what do you advice?

I think this is something that we need to know before we let them deal with crypto or use crypto. Here, I would prioritize their ability to understand money management rather than their age.  And in this case I think 16 to 18 wold be an Ideal age it is also vary on their ability to understand money management.
I'm certainly not saying to let them use huge amounts of funds at a young age, I'm saying to give them pocket money in crypto just like we give them pocket money in fiat currency everyday life. And from there they will gradually learn about the uses of crypto.

[Stuart]

I was wondering what time is right to introduce my son in particular into crypto, is it ok at 10,12,15 or perhaps at adulthood 18yrs.I was advised to first get them acquainted with digital currencies and blockchain, their meanings and value in a relatable way they can assimilate and grasp. I was told to begin spurring their interest with simple tools, so I searched and came across kits like blockchain and cashflow for kids, crypto kitties and monopoly and some digital games as a good start. The aim is to use these to educate them about digital currencies, things associated with them before letting them into investing properly.
Is it worth the try? you may have a better idea.

what do you advice?

It is very okay to teach your children this digital form of financial institution, because it is what will be in use in the future, and the digital world would really adapt to the utilization of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies. So, I see this as a means of giving them a head-start.

The age doesn't matter at all if I'll speak on that, cause these days, the demand and pursuit for money is now the order of the day, whereby children are looking for every fast means to make money. So, teaching your children at an early age, will keep them on track, while using the internet safely, and not wanting to participate in any internet fraudulent acts.

[Mia Chloe]

I was wondering what time is right to introduce my son in particular into crypto, is it ok at 10,12,15 or perhaps at adulthood 18yrs.I was advised to first get them acquainted with digital currencies and blockchain, their meanings and value in a relatable way they can assimilate and grasp.

Depends on you. What I can say for sure is kids Excel most in things they  like doing and for younger children as long as they find it fun no matter how difficult it is they'll still find it easier than what they are forced to do.  So with respect to this I think the best you can do is to actually introduce it to them.

If they find interest in it fine... If they don't it's fine too. However given the dynamics of this current generation I doubt that he would find zero interest in it.

[philipma1957]

Do you give them an allowance?
Do you let them earn small money for chores?

If the answer to both above is yes then they are ready to learn crypto.

[electronicash]

Do you give them an allowance?
Do you let them earn small money for chores?

If the answer to both above is yes then they are ready to learn crypto.

the fees is high for crypto to be used as allowance but if its going to use adopted. but might be good to use for small pay to them and then they will gradually learn even just making transactions in crypto wallets.

the only downside with kids having money like this is they might also learn to gamble when their friends do gamble.  or worse buy drugs with it.

[JoyMarsha]

Letting your kids know about crypto will be based on how inquisitive they are about it and what level they are. You don't talk about crypto to your kids when you haven't heard them talk about it or ask you about it. It should be when you have heard them talking about it, you can quietly break it down to them on how crypto investment works. What they should know about it.

I can't move into telling my younger siblings about crypto when I know she hasn't come across the word "crypto" before. Even if she has, hasn't asked about it