That is also a very decent approach in my opinion. I'm not aware of any studies on ideal age for programming or other skills that correlate to learning it bette

That is also a very decent approach in my opinion. I'm not aware of any studies on ideal age for programming or other skills that correlate to learning it better but I suspect it can't hurt to wait a bit and not rush it (it's very likely to be a hugely individual thing). Since I have recently ventured into learning how to draw (I am pretty horrible at it) my mind is kind of blown at how much that influences my general thinking and thought modes. Maybe identify these general activities and nurture them first before jumping into the actual programming (logic, drawing, thinking in processes and parallel etc.).