I agree with a lot of the above posts that if your brother is interested you can probably start to teach him. You are never too young to start programing.
FLL is a fantastic program, I got involved two years ago as a mentor and I love the program. As Joe said FLL is very thrilling at all levels of competition so I am sure that even as a new member your brother would have fun.
Last year, I started an FLL team with my little brother (5th grade) and it has definitely been a great bonding experience for both of us. Don't be afraid of starting a team at your brother's school if they don't already have one. Mentoring FLL is very rewarding plus it is a fun way to spend the FRC "off season" while getting to spend qaulity time with your little brother.
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He looked very interested and I told him that I would teach him programming. But since he didn't understand the things I was typing in, he got scared I guess.
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In my experience a great intro to programing program is Alice
http://www.alice.org/
Alice was created by Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture) and Carnegie Mellon University. It is a 3d based programming software that teaches students to think logically and write interactive code. Your brother may find it easier to grasp the concepts of programming through Alice and then to move on to C. (plus Alice software is completely free to the public)
~Hannah