Yesterday I took my 7 yr. old daughter to the range for the first time. Her mom and I are like a lot of parents and have been divorced for almost 4 years. I decided that this past Christmas was the year to start. So, without discussing it with her mom, she got her first .22 Christmas day. She had never shot anything before yesterday and I wasn't sure she would even take to it. She is a "girlie girl" to the fullest extent. Nervous before we left the house, she was starting to show signs of not wanting to go. After a little discussion, we headed to the range. Of course there has been days upon days of safety talks before she even saw the first round. We set up the targets, hers about 20 yrds or so. After I took a few shots with the my .22 my parents gave me almost 30 years ago, she was ready to fire her pink Cricket. The look on her face after she pulled the trigger the first time was priceless. No flinch at all, turned around, smile as big as the cheshire cat, saying "gimme another one"! I loved every minute of it!! 
