A report by the Third International Math and Science Study showed that, although U.S. fourth graders used computers in school three times more than youngsters in five other countries, the other countries outperformed the U.S. in math skills. Meanwhile, in five nations that have more computers at home than U.S. children do, the foreign students did no better than the U.S. students in science. They're substituting conversations on narrower topics with strangers for conversation with people who are connected to their life. There is also the issue of jobs. Parents feel tremendous pressure about this.
Computers are quite easy to learn at any age.
Anyway, computer programs they might learn today in third grade will likely be obsolete by seventh grade. How to experience one's own imagination and creativity. How to be comfortable and calm in themselves. How to experience nature. How to play.