I think that I am going to disagree with the prevailing attitude here regarding "teach them early, teach them right". I say, wait until both child and teacher are ready.

I see little to no benefit in teaching a child something before the child is ready. That path leads to frustration. If the teacher is ready before the child is, can the teacher wait a few months or try teaching something simpler to help prepare the child?

I also see little benefit to teaching a child before the *teacher* or parent is ready. A reluctant teacher is seldom a good one. A reluctant parent will give the child mixed signals. If the child is ready before the teacher, maybe giving the child something else to do or finding a different teacher is in order.

How "early" should early be? What is the "right" way to teach a kid? So much depends on the maturity level of the child, her interest in the subject, the teacher's knowledge of the subject, and the teacher's ability to supervise.

BTW, what is a "mini quad"?

So did the husband teach the son right? Did the son learn all about guns before he lost interest? Or was the purpose of the teaching to make the son loose interest?

-Kuovonne