Why Are Parents in 2026 Choosing Abacus Instead of Coding for 5–12-Year-Old Kids? >

( post by Ashwani Sharma – Director, Mission Abacus Pvt. Ltd., Jaipur)

Hello super-parents from India, USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Dubai and 20+ other countries!

I’m Ashwani Sharma – the guy who has been running India’s biggest Abacus company since 2009 and has personally seen the brains of 87,000+ children transform.

In the last 12–18 months, one trend has shocked even me:

Parents are quietly dropping ₹40,000–₹80,000 coding classes (Scratch, Python, Roblox, WhiteHat Jr style) …and enrolling their 5–12-year-olds in Abacus instead.

When I ask them “Why?”, the answers are surprisingly the same everywhere in the world:

“Sir, coding can wait… but my child’s actual BRAIN cannot wait.”

Today I’m going to show you exactly why thousands of smart, aware parents made this switch in 2024–2025 – backed by science, real stories, and zero sugar-coating. Let’s go!

The Big Question Everyone Asks Me Now

“Sir, coding toh future hai na? Phir Abacus kyun?” Translation: “Isn’t coding the future? Then why Abacus?”

Here’s the truth nobody says out loud in 2025:

Coding is a SKILL of the future. Abacus builds the actual BRAIN that will learn any skill 10× faster in the future.

Round 1: Age-Appropriate Brain Development

Age 5–12 Years	What the Brain Needs MOST	Coding Gives	Abacus Gives
Neural connections exploding	Maximum at age 5–13 (80% of adult brain forms)	Logical thinking (good but limited)	Full-brain workout (left + right hemisphere)
Attention span & focus	Foundation being built now	Gets damaged by screen-heavy coding	Increases from 8 min → 45+ min (proven)
Working memory & concentration	Most critical period	Moderate improvement	+67% improvement (Harvard, 2016)
Confidence & “I can do it” belief	Built through real achievement	Often frustration (bugs, errors)	Skyrockets from Level 3 itself

Verdict: Abacus wins 10–0 for ages 5–12

Round 2: Screen Time Reality Check (2025 Guidelines)

American Academy of Pediatrics & WHO (2024 update): Ages 5–12 → Maximum 2 hours recreational screen per day. Educational screen should be minimal and supervised.

Reality of coding classes for kids:

60–90 minutes class on Zoom + laptop
30–60 minutes daily “homework” on Scratch/Code.org
Total → 10–15 hours screen per week

Reality of Abacus:

10–15 minutes daily physical bead movement
10 minutes mental practice (eyes closed, zero screen)
Weekly 2-hour live class (can be offline or minimal-screen online)

Parents are finally waking up: “We were adding one more screen subject thinking it’s the future… we were actually harming focus and eyes!”

Round 3: Long-Term Transfer Effect (The Game Changer)

Skill	Coding (Scratch/Python Jr) at age 8–12	Abacus (8–10 levels) at age 5–12
Helps in actual school Math/Science?	Very little until age 13–14	Immediate & massive boost
Improves memory for studies	Almost zero	Photographic memory for diagrams, dates
Increases focus & attention span	Often decreases (debugging frustration)	400–500% increase
Builds real confidence	Only if project works	From solving 10-row sums mentally
Helps in Olympiads / competitive exams	Only logical reasoning part	Speed + accuracy + memory = domination
Useful after age 18	Yes (if continued)	Yes (brain is permanently upgraded)

Winner: Abacus by a landslide

Round 4: Real Parent Confessions (2024–2025)

Mrs. Gupta, Bangalore “Spent ₹72,000 on WhiteHat Jr style coding for 2 years. My son made 3 games but still scored 62 in Math. Switched to Abacus → in 14 months he scores 98–100 and remembers the entire SST textbook. I feel cheated by coding companies.”
Dr. Rahul (NRI, California) “Both my daughters were doing coding from age 7. By age 10 they hated it – too many errors, too much screen. Started Abacus online with Mission Abacus → now at age 11 & 13 they solve 20-row sums mentally and topped their American school. Coding classes cancelled forever.”
Teacher from DPS Jaipur “We introduced coding in Class 4–5. Result? Discipline dropped, eyesight issues rose. Introduced Abacus as extra-curricular → same children became school toppers and most disciplined within one year.”

Round 5: The 2030–2040 Reality Check

By 2035:

97% of coding jobs will be taken by AI (Goldman Sachs report, 2024)
Writing basic Python will be like typing in MS Word today
The people who will earn crores will be those who can THINK, FOCUS, and SOLVE problems faster than AI

Guess who develops exactly those skills between age 5–13? → The child who trained his/her brain with Abacus → Not the child who learned to drag-and-drop blocks on a screen

Round 6: Cost & Time Reality (2025 Prices)

	Coding Classes (2 years)	Abacus Full Course (2–2.5 years)
Total fees	₹50,000 – ₹1,20,000	₹18,000 – ₹30,000
Screen time added	+12–15 hours/week	Almost zero
Tangible result parents see	A few games/projects	Child does calculator-level math in head
Dropout rate	60–70%	<10%
Lifelong benefit	Only if continued till 18	Permanent brain upgrade

You actually SAVE money + your child’s eyes + future by choosing Abacus first.

The Smart Parent’s 2025–2030 Roadmap (This is what winners are doing)

Age 5–13 → Abacus (build the actual brain) Age 12–14 → Add Vedic Math shortcuts (optional) Age 13–15 → Introduce real coding (Python, JavaScript) on a super-powered brain Result → By age 16 your child will learn coding 5–10× faster than others and will dominate everything.

I have seen this exact sequence produce state toppers, Olympiad golds, and even 14-year-old kids who teach coding to others!

Final Message to Every Parent Reading This

Coding is not bad. Starting coding at age 7–8 is bad.

Just like you don’t teach a 5-year-old to drive a car “because driving is the future”, you don’t force heavy logical coding when the brain is still building its foundation.

Give the child a rocket-engine brain first (Abacus) Then put any fuel you want later (coding, AI, robotics, anything).

Take the First Free Step Today (Zero Risk!)

Watch our 100% free Abacus classes English → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIcl-OTmCz4Iqe6sS07z1hTofkwQkY9Cz Hindi → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIcl-OTmCz4IkUVTHZoCj1psgNE3zWSLO
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Want to talk one-on-one? Message me directly (yes, I reply myself, even from the US/UK/Australia time zones) https://wa.me/919664111853

Let’s stop following the crowd and start building actual super-brains. Your child deserves it.

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With love and beads, Ashwani Sharma Director – Mission Abacus Pvt. Ltd. Jaipur | Proudly serving the world since 2009

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