So you want your kid to learn to program. And you want to force gently persuade your child as soon as possible to take that path. Make Have them play C-Jump, its designed to teach kids Java, C, and C++. Check out some of the facts from C-jump.com:

c-jump facts:

• This game is not only about teaching and learning: it’s fun and entertainment for the whole family!
• Skiing and snowboarding is a perfect programming analogy.
• c-jump game is ideal for home school education.
• The game is based on the code of a real computer program!

Enough people pick this thing up and there will be a reality show about it.

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