{"id":3141,"date":"2021-08-06T17:01:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T17:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.getkidas.com\/kidas-website\/dev\/?p=3141"},"modified":"2022-09-21T18:44:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T18:44:43","slug":"learning-to-code-with-coder-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.getkidas.com\/kidas-website\/dev\/learning-to-code-with-coder-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning to Code with Coder Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In today&#8217;s digital age, coding is a skill that is a must-have for kids. As parents, coding was just a minor, if at all any, part of the curriculum. Today, kids need to learn coding for just about everything. It is a basic skill that kids these days are learning. 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Coding allows kids and teens to understand the basic programming knowledge behind it all which in turn will allow them to interact with the technology that they us in a different way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coding Improves Creativity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Coding is a fun activity for kids and it can be very rewarding. It is a cause and effect activity where kids can funnel their creativity. Kids can be creative and develop anything they can imagine! From apps to games and websites, coding gives kids the power to come up with something on their own. It is an amazing creative outlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coding Improves Problem Solving Skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Coding involves complex problems that need to be broken down into smaller parts. By learning to code and working through coding, it teaches kids to approach other problems in a different way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.getkidas.com\/kidas-website\/dev\/signup\/\">Protect Your Child Online with ProtectMe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning to Code<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Everywhere you look, there are places to learn how to code. Coding has become a very popular activity that kids are interested in and there are many ways to learn from in-person to online classes. Not sure how to pick with program to register for? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coderkids.com\/?ckref=jg798\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.coderkids.com\/?ckref=jg798\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coder Kids<\/a> is a great place to learn coding. 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