Well, I started my son off with java and some simple "put a dot on the screen", ok now a line, ok now a little catapillar (an array of little circles), ok now click where the catapillar starts, etc, etc, etc... But he just wasn't interested. Still isn't :(( Prepare for the same if the kid is 7 ;P Stick with reading to him for now. That's one of my fondest memories of that time. ...Steve