Just want to add, as I noticed in your original post that you asked about a few species of monitors, that NO monitor is going to be "easy" and they are definitley not a beginner lizard. There are a few, a very few such as ackies, that make a decent "beginner monitor" but they are not beginner lizards and I would never recommend one for a child.
Your best bet, honestly, is to either stick with the beardies (maybe even consider placing the male with someone else??) or look at cresteds or one additional suggestion would be a rhinocerous iguana.
Rhino iguanas get very large, but they are known for being exceptionally docile and easy going. They are strictly vegetarians (no crickets!) and their care is simple (about equal to a beardie which is about as basic as you can get for a lizard) and the only real 2 downsides are that they are not particularly pretty and they do need a large enclosure (they get bigger than the average green iguana). But they have super temperaments which more than makes up for their somewhat drab appearance! Just a thought....
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