Give your kid a 3 year old Android phone. I’m 18, and my interest in programming started with rooting and custom ROMs. I learned a ton about shell scripting, fi

Give your kid a 3 year old Android phone. I’m 18, and my interest in programming started with rooting and custom ROMs. I learned a ton about shell scripting, file systems, and operating systems just from trying to get my lemon Android device to run a little faster. The best part was that since my motivation was fixing my phone, I didn’t need my dad to push me. Sometimes putting someone in a situation where they have to solve a complicated problem is the best way to get them to learn.