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<p>[QUOTE="d.t.menace, post: 1401128, member: 18944"]My son is ten now and I know from when he was that age that they have a very short attention span. They'll be into one thing and five minutes later it's on to something else.</p><p> His first experience in coin collecting began when he was about 4 1/2. I got him a state quarter map and he went through my change looking to fill the holes. At first he asked almost every day if I had any quarters and then as time went on he kind of dropped it for longer time periods. I just saved the change because when he remembered or saw his map and was reminded of it, he would ask me for my change to look through. </p><p>He eventually filled his map and then when the ATB quarters started he asked for a map for them and is currently working on it.</p><p>At that age just try and encourage and help them at whatever they decide to do. Don't ever show dissapointment in them for what they decide. Remember they are an individual with their own likes and dislikes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="d.t.menace, post: 1401128, member: 18944"]My son is ten now and I know from when he was that age that they have a very short attention span. They'll be into one thing and five minutes later it's on to something else. His first experience in coin collecting began when he was about 4 1/2. I got him a state quarter map and he went through my change looking to fill the holes. At first he asked almost every day if I had any quarters and then as time went on he kind of dropped it for longer time periods. I just saved the change because when he remembered or saw his map and was reminded of it, he would ask me for my change to look through. He eventually filled his map and then when the ATB quarters started he asked for a map for them and is currently working on it. At that age just try and encourage and help them at whatever they decide to do. Don't ever show dissapointment in them for what they decide. Remember they are an individual with their own likes and dislikes.[/QUOTE]
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