For a 5 year old?![]()
Yup it is just math, some 5 year old can pick it up.
For a 5 year old?![]()
I hope that you will not "manage the fear and excitement" of a 5-year-old, or tell her what to be interested in. A child (and indeed, a healthy adult) should be free to feel her emotions and develop her interests.
My dad wanted me to be interested in his profession, but I wasn't. Although he knew me for 55 years before he died, I'm sure he could not have named a single thing that I'm interested in. He saw me all the time, but he did not see me. Big loss, for both of us.
Exposing a small child to mathematics and related games seems like a great approach.
At age of 6 children still living in the world of creativity, magic. They absorbing by viewing, experiencing environment around. They are ready for studies when the thees are changed, the rest of knowledge till that time should be given in form of play, not imposed. Some may play piano, learn to read, etc at age of 4 only if they asking for. Otherwise, you at risk to rising another Mozart, who was big proud for his father's Ego, but died young and suffering, never overcome his busy childhood.Options is obviously too complicated for her age. However I started my first trade after 30 years old, I just would like to see hopefully she can do it with ease perhaps around 20 or bit earlier. At age 5, I just wanna start preparing her brain that can eventually prepares her into that. Perhaps just start with math and other science class and gradually start teaching some money tricks, basic stock and why stock does exists, diff between money and stock etc.,
Not at this age - she can teach you, because children at 5 are more pure, close to the real nature, while we, adults, are contaminated of what society believes is just.One extremely thing to learn is start managing her fear and excitement.
A problem that also can occur is the following:
If children start to trade and become successful, they will lose all contact with reality. Children who never work in a average regular job have no notion about the value of money. They should first work a few years for 2-3K a month and experience how hard it is to make money, buy a house, a car, etc...
If they never worked and make 1 million a year they will throw with their money and never understand how fortunate they are.
Speaking of personal experience with my children...
I saw the same problem with a rich man who spoilt his children. They spent millions and 2 out of 3 ended broke, divorced and also ruined the life of their own children.
I think there is no better way than to teach them about money than getting them to trade. They will learn how hard it is to make $$$ in no time.