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Kids or not, I would recommend starting with a problem to solve. Programming by itself can be boring and is definitely not as rewarding as other stuff (games,

Kids or not, I would recommend starting with a problem to solve. Programming by itself can be boring and is definitely not as rewarding as other stuff (games, etc) especially if you’re just a beginner so learning it “just because” is going to be a hard sell. Find a task or a problem she’s having that she’s currently doing manually and help her automate it.

saluki 8y ago
It's definitely more interesting to build something to solve a problem they have. A custom lego mindstorm robot to do a task around the house. A website they can share with their friends. Lego Mindstorms is a great place to start when they are young. HTML and javascript once they are a little older.
rraghur 8y ago
I've been trying to get my son interested. He's in the same boat... Knows a little about conditionals and loops etc but hasn't caught it yet. He wanted a RC car.. so I asked him to pick an old one apart. Taking parts from that, he built one without steering and just on off control. So now I've got an esp32 and a servo and got trying to make a steerable rover.. he's not going to get all the programming but he's definitely interested.. also the mechanical parts are also pretty interesting and approachable for him (we burnt a couple of hours trying to make a steering mechanism with LEGOs and didn't get anywhere) I'll start him with prettifying the web page and adding bells and whistles (calibrating the servo, displaying connected/disconnected status etc and whatever catches his fancy) Fair warning: requires a lot of time and patience.. also go slow (very hard for me to do).. but yeah, this is the time he's gotten the most interested