Ice time! That's all. If he has older friends/cousins try and get them together on ODR or skating surface as much as possible and he will have fun chasing them around and trying to keep up. You don't need lessons to start but if he really takes to it I'd start him in edge work fairly early, wear shin pads and let him burn up the ice and spray you with the snow etc chasing you and encouraging cross overs etc.
Gaudreau started by eating skittles crawling on the ice, if he's having fun he'll improve without knowing it. As said by others, as long as he wants it more than you it'll be a fun journey. My son quit this year and I really miss watching him out there having fun, I coached him till U15 then would watch every practice in the stands.
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