If you have a kid that is intrigued by puzzles and you want to teachhim real-world skills in thinking logically while having fun at the same time, you might want to consider buying him or her one or more puzzle boxes as a gift.
And finally -- to those of you, like me, who are parents of young boys -- teachhim to seek out "the other": Other clubs and groups, other sources of information, other places to see, other kinds of people, other cultural values.