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Don't listen to the Dob drivers and buy the little refractor!
A ten year old will not easily find their way around the skies and locate the dimmer objects a 6" Dob will display better than a 70mm refractor.
I had a small (40mm) refractor at 10 and easily could find and see Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Alpha Cent. This led me to continue my interest ( I am now 55)
You will find it so much easier to locate objects using a wide field refractor on an alt/az mount. Buy a shorter focus model (500mm - 700mm FL) rather than a 900mmFL. Just one good plossl eyepiece of around 15-25mm would be ideal.
These small refractors have never been cheaper, and offer great all round value, as they can be used also for daytime viewing.
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