A child taught me the game, my child picked it up when she was old enough and at this point I’ve played a lot of Minecraft. I’m a big fan of starting in creati

A child taught me the game, my child picked it up when she was old enough and at this point I’ve played a lot of Minecraft. I’m a big fan of starting in creative mode with the difficulty set at peaceful. Mobs won’t attack you and you don’t have to deal with hunger. It’s a good way to figure out crafting, mining and finding resources without having to deal with the combat and hunger systems. While you’re in peaceful mode, learn how to grow crops (I like wheat and melons) and raise livestock (I like sheep and cows). My kid and I play a lot of survival together. I’m great at mining and find it very relaxing so I’ll fill chests with materials and flatten out spaces so she has near endless materials and a lot of space to build whatever she is interested in. As you keep going, you’ll figure out your style. There are no rules and you can play however you like. There are several streamers I would avoid but I’ll let you figure that out according to your family’s standards. We restrict multiplayer to friends my kid knows in person and whose parents I know. We’ll change that as the years go by but for now it works. But have fun, enjoy and prepare yourself for some really interesting experiences.