How to explain bitcoin to teenagers or children

[Peashooter]

Bitcoin can be difficult to explain but so can money and what teenager really knows how that works, hell most people don't know how money really works.
I think a teenager would probably be the easiest generation to teach bitcoin to, you don't need to teach them the whole in's and out's just a bit about public/private key pairs, sending/receiving addresses and secure coin holding and they will pick up the rest very quickly.

Indeed, Bitcoin is very difficult to explain especially in children. However, when it comes on teenager you can explain it easily because they know that bitcoin is money. Furthermore, explain to them all things about bitcoin and how it works. Also talk to them in a good way to make them interested.

[vans11]

For me teenager can understand what is bitcoin as long we teach to them step by step how does it work.Young people are easy to teach.

[Mumbeeptind1963]

Maybe if we explain about what bitcoin, teens will be difficult to understand? The way I explain it is to get them to work on bitcoin pay and after that they will understand about bitcoin  

Actually teens will be easier to teach because they have a great inquisitive spirit than adults. I'm sure if you tell bitcoin with a fun thing they'll be interested in listening and may also be interested in adopting

Yes its true, it easy for us to tell it to teen because they are easy to be learn and they know how to use computers and cp very well. And it is easy for them to determined  different technical terms regarding bitcoins.

[snowcrashed]

Bitcoin is difficult to explain. I also felt difficulties in understanding bitcoin for the firs time. Let's share how to explain bitcoin to children of teenagers. In My country I can say 98% children don't know bitcoin. In fact, bitcoin can be future money. If the children not familiar with cryptocurrency or bitcoin, how can they face the digital era in the future.

If I were you, I would only explain how to use Bitcoin to them and let them discover Bitcoin themself. Practicing themself is the best way to learn about something new for everyone so that let them do this, they will know about Bitcoin

[Bellator]

If I were you, I would only explain how to use Bitcoin to them and let them discover Bitcoin themself. Practicing themself is the best way to learn about something new for everyone so that let them do this, they will know about Bitcoin

Yes just tell them how bitcoins works. They are too old to hardly understamd what you are saying. They know how to use internet so therefore it is easy for them to understand how to use bitcoins and how to earm money from it. Just tell them that they will be rich in bitcoin they can buy all the things that they are wanted.

[bongiu]

children doesn't need to know about currency,but teenagers does,and i think there's so many explanation video in youtube so don't wasting effort wasting your time when you can just give them about the link of video so they can learn from it,whether they will be interested or not,it's definitely depend on them

I've done this. Most of my friends "understand" bitcoin after watching some of the videos. The problem comes when the want to know more, especially about the technology itself. I don't know any videos that can teach properly about it.

[ki1l1ki]

Explaining bitcoins for a teenager will either be easy or very difficult, if they are technically oriented or at least respect you enough to listen then it's going to be a very easy and direct discussion.
If it's something like impatient bad attitude fellows, you won't get much,
Explaining to children would be a waste of time IMO over long time, since they won't understand anything, the best you can hope for is them remembering the word "bitcoin".

[basyang]

It’s really hard to explain in children’s what bit coin is because their attention is not focus on that subject and they are not interested, they are too young to be awaken in bit coin so just leave the children’s to play so that can enjoy their stress free, enjoyable and memorable childhood. However when it comes from the teenager, they are the one who can understand about bit coin when we explained it to them because nowadays teenager is the stage of growing up where we are curious about something, there are broadminded in comes from surfing or about in the trend in the internet, for me it will be easy for us to explain to them what bit coin is because they are aware what is the new trend in the internet especially if they want an online job. We can explain to them what bit coin is as simple as possible, the basic concept of bit coin or how you too understand what bit coin is and the rest is he can make a research of bit coin by themselves.

[Rostadom]

children doesn't need to know about currency,but teenagers does,and i think there's so many explanation video in youtube so don't wasting effort wasting your time when you can just give them about the link of video so they can learn from it,whether they will be interested or not,it's definitely depend on them

I've done this. Most of my friends "understand" bitcoin after watching some of the videos. The problem comes when the want to know more, especially about the technology itself. I don't know any videos that can teach properly about it.

They want to know what's really happening behind all the transactions. They simply want to know the technical part. For this, they can start by reading it in layman's terms. And then slowly building up their way to the actual technical explanation by learning basic terms first like nodes, blockchain, decentralization, etc. There's a new set of articles that you can read about SegWit, soft fork, UASF, BIP 148, etc. None of these actually matter but maybe it's just their hobby to read about stuffs. These things will not make them earn bitcoins.

The videos on Youtube barely touched the tip of the iceberg. There's a lot going on under all that and honestly I don't think it's worth spending time on.

[yellow1]

I think bitcoin is difficult to explain in children and they did not easy to understand. But for me i always explain to them and i will not give up to explain. Its not easy to explain them because of their young age they were not interested. I will explain first that bitcoin is important in our life especially in their future and i will explain the importance of bitcoin and teach them the example and to show them while explaining. And if they are already know i know they are now interested and want to earn even if their young age. I'm sure if they were already know they were also love invest.

[Bestwishes745]

Why do we have to explain bitcoin to children? Does anyone explain to you the fundamentals of money when you were a child? All they need to know and only concern is how to spend it. That is the only thing you need to teach them. If they mature and wanted to learn the fundamentals of bitcoin, they'll learn it on their own.

This is actually a pretty good point. Unless there is a good reason, you really don't have to lol

teenagers  and youngsters are our future and it is their right that they should be aware of it if something good is happening  in the country so that if you explain it in a good way it may help them avoid any kind of issue when ever they found it beneficial in future. And children love gambling and to play every game so we should explain it to them even if there is no need .

[ipungadhi]

Maybe if we explain about what bitcoin, teens will be difficult to understand? The way I explain it is to get them to work on bitcoin pay and after that they will understand about bitcoin 

I prefer to explain bitcoin to teenagers rather than with small children or parents. Because I think teens are more easily taught let alone they have a great curiosity about technology. So they will definitely listen to you talk about bitcoin

[batang_bitcoin]

For me teenager can understand what is bitcoin as long we teach to them step by step how does it work.Young people are easy to teach.

Teenagers are fast learners and the good thing about it, they can learn everything about bitcoin technology with the use of their gadgets, smartphones or personal computers. And the easiest way to explain bitcoin to the young ones is by letting them watch some instructional videos about bitcoin on youtube.

[MWesterweele]

For me teenager can understand what is bitcoin as long we teach to them step by step how does it work.Young people are easy to teach.

Yes they can actually easily to teach , especially because we can earn money on it. People are easy to teach if they will have a benefits on it. Just explain them how bitcoin works and then let them know by themself. In that case they will learn how to survive without depending on you.

[rakichina]

To teenagers, it's not that much out of their level of comprehension, allot of the people here are within the category of teenagers and even more entered this field when they were teenagers (me included as well, 16 years old in 2013), if they are little oriented regarding anonymity or Tor, that would make a good starting point.
Children, less than 13 years old or so would just be a waste of time, as bitcoin might be a little too much for them.

[NJB18]

Bitcoin is difficult to explain. I also felt difficulties in understanding bitcoin for the firs time. Let's share how to explain bitcoin to children of teenagers. In My country I can say 98% children don't know bitcoin. In fact, bitcoin can be future money. If the children not familiar with cryptocurrency or bitcoin, how can they face the digital era in the future.

Actually, we are already in the digital era. Bitcoin is the digital mode of the fiat currency that we have now.

For children, I think the best way is to show them the appropriate videos about bitcoin. Better start with the very basic introduction such as the history or background. But it would be best if an adult is there to further explain some points and guide them while watching the video. That would provide them a better learning. Show them the actual use of bitcoin. Let them even try. 

It is almost the same with teenagers. The only difficulty is to get their attention. Perhaps it would be better to entice them into it with bitcoin's benefits.

[prass tyo]

Give a simple explanation and easy to understand, I think it would be very easy to teach children about bitcoin, because their age is still fast to catch something new

[wallstone]

Bitcoin is difficult to explain. I also felt difficulties in understanding bitcoin for the firs time. Let's share how to explain bitcoin to children of teenagers. In My country I can say 98% children don't know bitcoin. In fact, bitcoin can be future money. If the children not familiar with cryptocurrency or bitcoin, how can they face the digital era in the future.

Actually, Bitcoin is very difficult to explain to children. However, in teenager you can explain it slowly to make it understandable because I guess they know that bitcoin is money.Furthermore, there are many teenagers that want to get income so if you explain to them what bitcoin is they will be interested. I think the best way to explain is showing some videos or blog that tackle about bitcoin.

[Kousei23]

Bitcoin is difficult to explain. I also felt difficulties in understanding bitcoin for the firs time. Let's share how to explain bitcoin to children of teenagers. In My country I can say 98% children don't know bitcoin. In fact, bitcoin can be future money. If the children not familiar with cryptocurrency or bitcoin, how can they face the digital era in the future.

Ofcourse if you want to discuss bitcoin to childrens be sure if they have the interest and very force to learn because they want to earn or to have past times. Discuss to them the basic. The use, how to earn and ofcourse how bitcoin lose then tell them to ask whenever they have things that not cleared to them.

[alexsandria]

Bitcoin is difficult to explain. I also felt difficulties in understanding bitcoin for the firs time. Let's share how to explain bitcoin to children of teenagers. In My country I can say 98% children don't know bitcoin. In fact, bitcoin can be future money. If the children not familiar with cryptocurrency or bitcoin, how can they face the digital era in the future.

It is okay to teach the bitcoin to those childrens or teenagers who has interest with it. Yet for me I think it ia not the right time to teach them because we all know that the thinking of many people right isn't matured. Discuss to them I think the basics only and let them to explore it by themselves so that they will be responsible.