Open face all the way.
I am on the side of making the fishing experience enjoyable. I have decent quality open face gear for the g-kids. The closed face were a disaster and without some dexterity, they struggled with the bait casters.
The other thing is that when they are reeling, they tend to stick the base of the handle into their stomach/belt area to give them leverage and support. The closed face and bait casters rods are too short and they don't have the strength to hold it with one hand and crank with the other.
If they aren't having fun neither are you. Birds nest tangles are no fun fun for the experienced guy, multiply that by 20 with a young fisher person.
Good luck,
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