It sounds like you're asking more about getting into practical paid side-jobs than getting basic skills and interest level. Things have kind of gone the other

It sounds like you're asking more about getting into practical paid side-jobs than getting basic skills and interest level. Things have kind of gone the other direction with parents willing to pay to someone else to teach their kids some of these skills (coding gyms, etc.), although I don't have any experience with that. Maybe getting involved with something they are passionate about, like mods for video games or certain open source projects might be a good way to go (w/ Patreon). Or, they could do some volunteer work for local businesses and work their way up to billing. I know a lot of them are keen on reducing the overhead of online ordering/delivery systems. For teaching basic logic to kids/teens, I found this game really enjoyable, especially since it's tangible and offline: https://www.turingtumble.com/ https://www.turingtumble.com/