Welll when I was about his age My dad taught me now its my sons turn Thank god for video and cameras now days i was able to get most of it on video when i was little a few polaroids is all i have to look at. Anyways my son is 8 and has had his eye on a few of my rifles and other guns but i decided to start him off with a bb gun and let him carry it around the house , yard , etc. teaching him where to keep the rifle pionted at all times as well as keeping fingers off the trigger he had been doing great with that so we graduated him to his own AR 15 which I keep locked up except on Range Day ...I chose that because he really loves the rifle , its not got alot of recoil and a bipod works great with it plus the ever important cool factor to keep kids intersted is great so here ya go any thoughts on you guys and your kids and how you guys go about preparing your children ?