Comment by d--b

Poker is a winner-take-all game, so it could be argued that it incentives kids to push their self interest first.

It's based on deception, so teaches kids to distrust others and deceive others for the sake of winning.

It gives crazy adrenaline rushes that even adults fail to control. That can't be good for the brain.

You don't seem to realize that 4-year-old is extremely young, and kids that age need security more than anything. They need to know adults have their backs and are not in it for themselves. They need to know people aren't lying to them.

Sure you need to prepare kids for the real life, but there is an age for everything, and my opinion is that 4-year-old is not a good age to learn poker, just as it's not great to put 6-year-old in front of horror movies, or give wine to 10-year-olds.

There is plenty of time to learn money management.