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All these recommendations seem great, Im kind of wondering if anyone has any thoughs on coding books / resources for a 1-2 year old. My kid loves books but not

by pkdpic 5y ago

All these recommendations seem great, Im kind of wondering if anyone has any thoughs on coding books / resources for a 1-2 year old. My kid loves books but not much out there in toddler programming related board books. Also been pushing duplo legos and play dough which seem somehow programming related, no idea why. And someone gave him a linux penguin (tux) plush. Other than that not sure where to go next. Maybe hes ready for a pi but I dont know about any special linux distros for kids.

kkjjkgjjgg 5y ago
I guess you are joking. There is an electric train for duplo lego, maybe that is a little bit like programming when you plan the tracks.
- pkdpic 5y ago
  Definitely not joking! But I did see that duplo train out there and was curious.
wmoser 5y ago
ABC++ [1] is a cute book that my wife, fourth/fifth grade teacher even takes to her school for ‘hour of code’ each year to show that there are different programming languages. The baby loves science [2] series is great. When my daughter was younger I tried reading Lauren Ipsum to her but she didn’t sit still so we read something else. Some point later we were able to read through it and she was excited to hear the chapter the next night. I only have a data point of 1, but it doesn’t matter what, just read to your kid. If you have access I’d recommend going to the library and getting a variety of books, about whatever they show interest in at the moment. I think I’ve read probably every animal book in the kids section of our library. Our daughter is in Kindergarten this year and they have a STEM class where they are doing hour of code and I’m looking forward to exploring with her as she shows interest and she’s very excited about it. Every kid is different and has different interests and none of us have an opportunity to raise enough kids to really be considered an expert, so take this for what it’s worth. [1] https://inedo.com/abc https://inedo.com/abc [2] https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566615/baby-loves-coding-by-ruth-spiro-author-irene-chan-illustrator/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566615/baby-loves-c... [3] https://nostarch.com/laurenipsum https://nostarch.com/laurenipsum
- pkdpic 5y ago
  Thats all really helpful / fantastic advice for a new dad. Thank you so much!

by pkdpic 5y ago

kkjjkgjjgg 5y ago

I guess you are joking. There is an electric train for duplo lego, maybe that is a little bit like programming when you plan the tracks.

pkdpic 5y ago
Definitely not joking! But I did see that duplo train out there and was curious.

wmoser 5y ago

ABC++ [1] is a cute book that my wife, fourth/fifth grade teacher even takes to her school for ‘hour of code’ each year to show that there are different programming languages. The baby loves science [2] series is great. When my daughter was younger I tried reading Lauren Ipsum to her but she didn’t sit still so we read something else. Some point later we were able to read through it and she was excited to hear the chapter the next night. I only have a data point of 1, but it doesn’t matter what, just read to your kid. If you have access I’d recommend going to the library and getting a variety of books, about whatever they show interest in at the moment. I think I’ve read probably every animal book in the kids section of our library. Our daughter is in Kindergarten this year and they have a STEM class where they are doing hour of code and I’m looking forward to exploring with her as she shows interest and she’s very excited about it. Every kid is different and has different interests and none of us have an opportunity to raise enough kids to really be considered an expert, so take this for what it’s worth. [1] https://inedo.com/abc https://inedo.com/abc [2] https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566615/baby-loves-coding-by-ruth-spiro-author-irene-chan-illustrator/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566615/baby-loves-c... [3] https://nostarch.com/laurenipsum https://nostarch.com/laurenipsum

pkdpic 5y ago
Thats all really helpful / fantastic advice for a new dad. Thank you so much!