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Today I want to order a children's book online. A book called /B is for Bitcoin/ caught my interest, and I searched the author.

The author Graeme Moore, Canadian, born in the 90s, has always been annoyed that he missed the Internet wave, so he paid attention to the blockchain very early. He said: "I have been paying attention to blockchain and Bitcoin for a long time, probably in 2014, and I particularly hope to do something in this field. He is thinking about what else blockchain can do besides cryptocurrency? I was inspired by seeing a one and a half year old niece reading a picture book. I have been thinking about making the book "B is the B of Bitcoin" for a long time, and finally I decided to make it. Because I don't know which projects can be directly compared To contribute to the Bitcoin community, I don’t know how to program to optimize Bitcoin’s core protocol. I can only write this book."

Moore intends to let children learn literacy while learning blockchain related knowledge.

A for apple, replaced by A for Altcoin,
B for banana, replaced by B for Bitcoin,
C for cat, replaced by C for Consensus,
D for dog, replaced by D for Decentralize

In the past, I hesitated whether to tell my child about blockchain, but I decided to give him a brief introduction.
Because blockchain is a technology, its applications will be very extensive in the future, and there is no harm in knowing more about it.

Will you let your children learn about Bitcoin and the concept of decentralization from an early age?

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I don’t think I’m going to buy such books for my children.

Children do not have enough abstract thinking ability, and they are still in the concrete thinking stage during childhood.

Perhaps children’s learning books published by child psychologists are more helpful to children’s growth：

A-Apple
B-Banana
C-Car
D-Door
etc.

Personally, no. Because to be honest, I really don't get the obsession with shoving Bitcoin down your kids throat so early on. There's simply just a lot more things that should be prioritized for kids than Bitcoin. At least at the right age I'd introduce programming first.

Even though I may introduce my kid to the internet and the blockchain at a young age, I will not buy the sure book for my kids but can buy it to see how it helps me in the teaching of my kids about Bitcoin. So I will have to first read the book to see its content.

I also join in the denial of such an acquaintance with bitcoin for my child. I will seem old-fashioned, but everything related to the Internet, gadgets, computer games is strictly controlled in my family, knowing how easily a child's psyche is changeable. Likewise, I believe that everything has its time. At some point, knowledge of bitcoin will come in handy, but I don't think children need it.

Yeah, I'd buy it. I believe that expanding a child's vocabulary will result in positive things. Will he be proficient in blockchain or Bitcoin? No. But The child will have a wide range of words to chose from and can get more engaged to learn simple letters when the words are changed from the standard apple, ball, etc, that get boring.

Although I won't consider buying this book for my two year old. I'm very keen on educating my family on bitcoin. Because I wouldn't want my bitcoins to be lost when I pass on. Our kids are the future of tomorrow and bitcoin is in that future.

It’s the parents that would go into purchasing the book, but it really doesn’t look appealing at all for a kid, nor from an educational perspective. The (kid) reader needs to be able to relate things easily, to everyday things he encounters. A banana is a well known object for a kid easily relatable to ‘B’. Relating ‘B’ to Bitcoin comes nowhere near, and it’s more of a fancy thing that some parents may purchase, which will be incomprehensible and misleading to the intended kid audience.

The making of:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinoconnell/2019/09/14/the-story-behind-b-is-for-bitcoin-an-abc-book-for-kids/

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In fact, my son started learning Scratch when he was six years old. I didn't force it into his head. When my colleague and I called, I would mention Bitcoin blockchain and the like. After he heard it, he would ask me what a blockchain is. I briefly introduced it, just like introducing an asteroid in the universe.

If I will, I’m against my intentions.
I said I won’t be afraid of your sadness again.
My answer is that I will introduce Bitcoin to my child in the future and recommend relevant books to him at an appropriate age.
The child should let him. Keep a childish innocence, play games well, and grow up happily.
I think Grimm's fairy tales are more suitable for him.
Because I am still a beginner myself, maybe your work and language at home are already subtly affecting your children's thinking.

I also agree with your point of view. First of all, I think it depends on how old the child is. I think it’s better to understand it at an appropriate age. It may be better when the child grows up and the blockchain technology is more mature. There was a particularly funny thing. My niece gave a speech at school. The topic was: "My Aunt" When she talked about her aunt’s career, she said that my aunt bought Bitcoin. She faced the computer every day and looked at K-line. When the bitcoin rose, she would buy me pizza and milk tea, and she would kiss me tenderly. When my aunt was in a bad mood, I couldn't get close to my aunt. The teacher at the school thought it was incredible. This is enough to prevent me from going to school to pick her up from school this year.

Strictly controlling the time that children play online games is necessary for children's growth to prevent them from indulging in it.
I will talk about Bitcoin with my children, and imagine that in the future, cash is not necessarily required. Some countries can use Bitcoin. In the future, when robots serve people, they may only be able to pay with Bitcoin.

I appreciate it very much to see that you can spread this knowledge to your children. I can see that you are an open parent and your children are also very smart.

I don’t have a child. I don’t know or think about how I will pass on more information to my child in the future.

I think it may spread some basic knowledge of blockchain to children, which will help children of the same age contact him earlier. As he grows older, he may require more knowledge, which shows that he is interested in blockchain and Bitcoin. It depends on his own study.

The blockchain industry is not the same as the cryptocurrency market. It is not just buying and selling, but also has many application scenarios.

Since it has been like you are mentioning your plans upon teaching your children to learn about the letters of the alphabet and how to read, I think it would be too much already to mention stuffs about crypto. If the simple concept of knowing the letters of the alphabet has not been reached by them yet, just imagine how complicated it would be for them to intake knowledge with regards to crypto. Maybe after they learn how to read and comrehend the things they are reading, you can start slowly explaining to them different things about crypto. At least be considered on the capacity of what they can learn and what they cannot learn yet.

Obviously, if they are learning the alphabet the following doesn't really apply; However generally, kids should choose their own path i.e pursue their own interests. As a parent all you can do is guide them, but they ultimately should choose what they enjoy doing. So, I don't think that Bitcoin should be forced on kids, just the same as anything else shouldn't.

As for this particular book, it just doesn't seem appropriate for all of the reasons listed above. You want to make sure that your kid is going to have as easy time as possible in school, and the alphabet isn't something that should be taught with Bitcoin.

Yes, children’s interests are determined by themselves, and adults should not forcefully interfere. In fact, I did not force him to learn Bitcoin because he was too young to understand what consensus is. I think consensus is the essence of Bitcoin. If it is not understood, it will be difficult to continue to explain.
If the child is learning the alphabet, it is better to use the things around the child than Bitcoin. It seems that you are a father who knows children well. ;)

I do not have any children but this is very interesting. I do not have any problem with introducing children to Bitcoin and blockchain from an early age. If this is the future of money then they should learn about it early in their life. Learning about bitcoin does not detract from other subjects they might be interested in. They are capable of learning multiple things and they will still have enough time to do other activities.

While I will be happy that my children will learn about crypto specifically Bitcoin yet I don't think they are ready on this kind of knowledge.
specially if how can they apply those words in their Very young and Weak Minds.

I think in time i will but not in they very younger age.

Why not?For the new encryption technology, I will introduce it to my children. There is nothing wrong with learning more advanced concepts. Although I have no children yet, I will definitely be in the future.

Maybe they do not need books to know about bitcoin. We can teach them a simple way and not confuse them with complicated books or explanations. They will learn by themselves, especially if they are interested in bitcoin and with the internet era, I am sure they will easily get as much info as they want about bitcoin. Maybe if they are interested in some books about bitcoin and ask me to buy those books, I will buy those books to learn more about bitcoin. But most books' content is almost the same as what we see on the internet.

Children can even hardly understand the regular learning method now we will implement this to them? I don't want my Daughter hurt her mind learning this . There will be right time that i will introduce crypto to her but not with her very small brain and all i want here is to enjoy the teaching and not make it more harder.
So now i see what you have that thought because once you become a father/mother for sure their best interest is your main objective .

No I want my kid to have a normal kid's life and how would they interact when they are going to school and the teacher teach them about the alphabet?
It is like twisting what they really need to learn with your own obsession.
What's next you wouldn't let them go to school because it isn't really needed at crypto?

If anyone has a Netflix subscription then you should watch Scorpion. There are genius children out there who would find the Apples, Bananas, and Cherries book simple and boring. Vitalik Buterim probably avoided sesame street growing up and his future kid will probably learn from the Altcoins, Bitcoins, and Crypto book

Let's look ahead. Bitcoin will be a huge part of our world and I believe young people will be the early adopters of this technology. I think they will be the ones building a decentralized economy, rather than relying on government fiat currency or traditional central bank banking. Even if Bitcoin technology doesn't succeed in some manner in the years to come, the awareness and uptake of the underlying technology will be a success. And kids will help with that! The blockchain is a revolutionary technology and the sooner our children are able to get their hands on it, the better.

I also want my child to grow up like a normal child in general, I will not introduce cryptocurrency before my child is 18 years old.
I do support cryptocurrencies, and will definitely introduce crypto to my child, but not too early. What I'm afraid of is that my child
will become depressed because he has to learn something that he is not ready to accept. All things are good if learned at the right time.

I have no kids now so basically I am not part of the discussion , But being a parent and will have my side here.

Children loves to play that's why in Nursery schools , teachers tend to make schooling like playing so children will enjoy while learning.

But with this book ? how can w apply the teaching in to happy things when crypto is a serious matter as it talks about money?

Well children is a wide age range - but when we talk about children who fresh lerned the abc I would not confront them with such technical stuff. Let them lern about the nature, how to handle smartphones/computers and then crypto some day...they will do it alone anyway (and will laugh about you how noob you are, like we do with our parents these days  :D )

For the children in my families we show them YouTube videos not reading books.  And I agree there is no need to forced crypto currencies down young children so young until they show a interest.

Kids might not well deeply catch up on blockchain technology. But, Occasionally should share some blockchain information with them when they become an adult will have a good concept about blockchain technology. So it is the experience base of blockchain technology for their daily life of working and social communication.

It is a good idea to introduce your kids to ideas that will be beneficial to them later in life. But the problem is, will it help the child's brain to develop as it should? I doubt it. This is because children learn by what they come in contact with physically. Blockchain technology is too abstract for them to understand what you are talking about.

Sounds like a interesting book. It could be good to get kids interested in crypto currencies at a young age. The only problem I still have tons if children books at my parents. They never threw anything away and from my cousins and nephews they also kept all the books. It's problem not needed to by any more children books. Why not use the money instead and buy already some alt coins for the kids?

my children are young and I would not buy useless and very heavy books like this for them...

I think I will start teaching them about bitcoin and cryptocurrency when they turn 15, so before that, they should be able to enjoy their youth well. Giving books that discuss Bitcoin to children will only confuse their minds and disrupt their playing time.

It sounds like a great book to learn about bitcoin but I wouldn't buy bitcoin books for young children. Because they need a certain age to teach about bitcoin at such a young age it interferes with their mental and other growth gradually grow up teaching them technology and the use of blockchain it will help them to learn about bitcoin when they get used to reading books they usually learn something new from their parents.

Depends on the full content of the Book. If it's accurate and safe for kids I would buy it. Wish I saw the remaining alphabets to see what they represent before deciding whether it's OK for kids or not.
It's actually a creative way to teach kids about Bitcoin.

I don't think I will do this. It can be seen that OP is very obsessed with encryption, and now wants to train small encryption enthusiasts.
However, there are also some problems that are difficult for adults to understand, and it is not easy for children to accept them. At a certain age, children should be given a reasonable environment and interest.

 No, it's a difficult subject for children, it's too early.  I would buy a book like this for a teenager to get him acquainted with new words.