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I would like to add my 2 cents here and help you out a bit with my personal opinion.
I have a 6 year old boy, I have had many birds come and go since he was 3.5 years old. I used to handfed baby birds and rehome them. Never kept any as pets.
I currently have several birds that I consider "mine" and one that I consider "his" although he has little to do with it, it's a budgie and he will let it sit on his finger an crawl up his arm etc. But I feed it, clean the cage, take care of it basically.
I am very sorry I got a budgie for him. I wish I had gotten a cockatiel instead. Having had lovebirds as well I feel the the most docile, calm and "kid friendly" bird is a cockatiel. The lovebirds tend to be more aggressive although the MOST fun to watch. They tend to quickly become wild without constant intereaction and a bite from a lovebird hurts. I feel the same is true with a budgie. This is my second one and I'm afraid to say I don't have the same relationship that svolk has with her little Jerry. I am soooo jealous. This little budgie is somewhat aggressive even though he was handfed and I'm afraid he will try and bite my son's face.
With cockatiels (handfed, babies) you do not have to intereact with them as often to keep them tame. I think they are the perfect first bird. But no bird is really for a child and I think you already know that. A cockatiel would be nice because they would love to sit on your shoulder for hours just preening themselves.
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