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I would would never give a kid a bike with gears personally, not unless they were already experienced in cycling, understood any potential benefits and actually requested a bike with them.
I think most kids (even big kids) thrive on a very simple, agile & efficient bike. Why so much of us enjoyed BMX's as kids and why singlespeed/fixed bikes is causing so many people to fall in love with bikes.
Ive said this on every "kids bike/isla bike" thread already, but if you have the time I think itd be much much better to build your kid a bike out of an old recycled frame but with a few new parts like wheels & drivetrain. It's be way more personal, you could put something really nice together pretty easily. Even if you want gears on it.