M1A1:  Changes in Children's Lives

Babies, Toddlers, and
Pre-Schoolers

Developmental Stages

• Stimulation at birth, then making noises and getting reponses
• Patterns and making connections between things
• Learning to respond to verbal directions

Print and Media

• Familiar themes, simple plot, clear words
• Large print, colorful
• E-books, audio books, picture book apps

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Role of Adults

• Complete dependence on adults; one caregiver per child in the library
• Activities for parent with child
• Adults have great influence

Programs

• Lap sit, storytime, computer together with parent
• Blog for parents and children
• Action rhymes, movement, finger plays

School Age Children,
Ages 5-9

Developmental Stages

• Begin formal education
• Less time with parents
• More value on social acceptance with peers

Print and Media

• Reading in variety of formats
• Computers, cell phone, e-books, MP3, playaways, gaming, social media
• Reading important in education

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Role of Adults

• Depend on adults to drive them to the library
• Less time with parents, more independence
• Wealthy families typically get more learning outside of school

Programs

• Interactive programs like music club and video gaming
• Workshops to write a graphic novel or make videos
• Animation classes, video discussion

Tweens and Teens
Ages 9-14

Developmental Stages

• Most of social life is through electronics; use cell phones for everything
• Many teens think they no longer need a library
• Geographically restricted

Print and Media

• Websites, online apps, YouTube videos
• Graphic novels and Young Adult collection
• Internet for research

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Role of Adults

• Dependent on adults to drive them around
• Many reject activities proposed by an adult
• Much more independence, but still learning reponsibility

Programs

• Gaming, Crafts, Anime clubs in evening or weekend
• Informal game night (board or video)
• Teen Advisory Council can be very beneficial

Citations

• All images provided by Haiku Deck.
• Fasick, Adele M. From Boardbook to Facebook: Children's Services in an Interactive Age. Libraries Unlimited, 2011, pp. 15-56.