Welcome to the Steemit community. I'm a parent too and new to crypto as well. I just wrote a blog about it on here if you want to check it out. Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@walkingkeys/how-i-fell-in-love-with-crypto-beginners-guide
Thank you, walkingkeys! Pleasure to meet you. :)