Design for Kids by Debra Levin Gelman

Author:Debra Levin Gelman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rosenfeld Media, LLC
Published: 2014-03-11T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

Kids 8–10: The “Cool” Factor

Who Are They?

Getting Away with It

Provide Instructions After Failure

Up the Complexity

Ads Aren’t Content

“Poopyhead” Is a Perfectly Acceptable User Name

A Matter of Trust

It’s OK to Lie if Nobody Gets Hurt

Chapter Checklist

Research Case Study, Iris, Age 9

Hudson, Age 8

It doesn’t stop being magic just because you know how it works.

—Terry Pratchett

When kids reach age 8 or so, you start seeing a big shift in terms of cognition, confidence, and independence. They’re not little kids anymore, dependent on parents and teachers; in fact, in certain areas, they are more sophisticated than the adults in their lives. They’re starting to understand, accurately, the ramifications of their actions, and they realize that the world doesn’t end when they don’t play by the rules. This feeling is extremely liberating for the pre-‘tweens. You’ll see a resurgence in insecurity in the 10–12-year-olds, but the 8–10s are ready to take over the world. Look out.

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