While a real piano is infinitely better acoustically, personally I would buy a cheap keyboard (for 2-300 bucks) and then if in a year, they are still into it, go for the real deal.
I used to play piano when I was young, and we had a keyboard at home, but a real piano where we took lessons. While I can much better appreciate a real piano now, don't underestimate the hours of fun a child can have dicking around with all the various sounds and beats (yes, even bossanova).
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