Articles on teaching kids to code
Written by Kru Pim — a working programmer of 17 years who has taught over 4,000 children. Free to read, no sign-up.
Teach Kids to Debug Errors, a Skill for Life
An error message is the computer explaining, not scolding. Here is how to read one, plus five debugging steps that work in any programming language.
Read this article →Career Paths in Programming: Six Very Different Routes
There is not one job called "programmer". Six distinct paths, and which kind of child suits each.
Read this article →ADHD and Learning to Code: What I See in Class
Can a child with ADHD learn to code? Yes, and here is what I change in class to make it work. Classroom observations only, never medical advice.
Read this article →Does Coding Count as Screen Time? How to Set Limits Sensibly
Yes it counts — but it should not sit in the same bucket as watching videos, because the brain is doing something entirely different.
Read this article →AI Hallucination: Teach Kids to Verify What It Says
AI can be confidently wrong without any warning. Here is why it happens, a three-step way to verify its answers, and a game to play together at home.
Read this article →Online Safety for Young Coders: Six Rules to Agree on Day One
Once a child starts coding they visit unfamiliar sites, download tools and meet strangers in forums. Six rules worth agreeing before any of that happens.
Read this article →Is It Safe for Kids to Chat with AI?
Chatting with AI is reasonably safe once parents set ground rules. Here is what to share, what never to share, and how to set it up safely at home.
Read this article →Will My Daughter Do Well at Programming? From a Woman with 17 Years in the Field
A question I am still asked every month. An answer from both a working woman programmer and a teacher of several thousand girls.
Read this article →Teach Kids to Spot AI Deepfakes Before They Believe Them
Deepfakes are cheap and convincing now. Here is a four-step check before believing anything, plus a family code word against cloned-voice scams.
Read this article →Building a Coding Portfolio from Secondary School: What Belongs in It
Certificates alone are not enough, and they are not what reviewers care about most. What a strong portfolio contains, and when to start collecting.
Read this article →Can a Six-Year-Old Learn AI?
Yes, a six-year-old can learn AI, just not by chatting with a bot. Here are the right activities for each age, from six years old through the teenage years.
Read this article →The First Five Projects a Child Should Build, In Order
The order matters more than people think. Get it wrong and they give up; get it right and they are hooked. This is the sequence I use with every student.
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