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While podcasts have been a popular source of entertainment and information for adults for well over a decade, children’s podcasts have been gaining momentum just over the past few years. In 2024, 46% of children ages 6–12 had listened to a podcast, according to a market research study.[1] Despite the increasing popularity of podcasts among young audiences, little research has explored how children and families engage with children’s podcasts or the potential benefits of listening. Research has shown that children…

The Interaction Design and Children Conference took place in June 2017 at Stanford University. The conference brought together a multidisciplinary community, focused on multiple aspects related to the design of technology for children. As part of the conference, we put together a workshop to discuss Joint Media Engagement (JME) as it relates to the development and consumption of apps for children and their caregivers and peers. We framed the discussion around previous theoretical work done on this topic. We also…

Remember the old Bert and Ernie sketch, where Ernie, very interested in the “Man Bites Dog” article, continually reads over Bert’s shoulder? This disrupts the taller Muppet’s attempt to finish coverage of the long-awaited national pigeon show. The sketch ends with Bert suggesting they share the paper, Ernie agreeing and then ripping the paper in half, and Bert finally being driven to read over Ernie’s shoulder to finish his article. Over 80 people gathered on a rainy Monday night (January…