I have recently been sidelined with injury and have been helping out with the kids class at my school. I do this to help myself stay motivated while being hurt. At the gym there are kids of all ages there. We have kids as young as 3 and as old as 13. Usually over 13 they start to train in the adult classes.
I have dealt with many little kids. what I notice is at age 3-4 the kids are kind of all over the place. the 3 year olds are kind of in their own world when they get there and the parents kind of are looking more for a babysitter. They get so much more out of it though . Alot of kids will come in totally undisciplined. They have never been told no. They have never had to work for anything. We teach that to them as coaches. I feel like 4-5 years old is the perfect age.
3 is just too young. The kids will not get anything out of it. It is amazing seeing a 4 to 5 year old pulling off a scissor sweep. Alot of times the 3 year olds will give up because they don't want to practice the move. That is no good because I feel like we would be teaching bad behavior and bad habits that will have to be untaught during the road.
My advice is 4-5. The trick though is to make sure these youngins are teamed up correctly. If you have jokers together they will joke. Have a joker sit with a more serious kid and they will get something out of it. I guess every kid is different, but 4 -5 is a good starting point for a life long quest. My little girl had a gi on at 2 weeks and can't wait to get her on the mats!!! OSSS people I hope you liked my post and feel free to vote comment and follow and let me know about it so i can return the favor