Did u know it's easier for a kid to learn a foreign language than it is for an adult...?? If he starts with C++ he won't have to make the switch to C++ later on, because the biggest problems Anyone has when they change from one lang to another is their habits of other languages. C++ is not hard, it's just that some of us programers who've been doing it since Qbasic.. it's hard for us to make the switch, cause we learn learn and learn then say, damn it's too much work, I'm staying with VB. so if his son starts out with C++, he'll be successful later on in life.