Best Practices For Designing Websites For Kids

This is a useful link for some libraries. Ido like the basic principles too.

Best Practices For Designing Websites For Kids
via Smashing Magazine Feed by David Morrison

Highlights:

1. Show Respect
2. Stick To Plain Talk
3. Gain Trust
4. Interact
5. Reward Loyalty
6. Offer Choice
7. Aim For High Impact
8. Be Child-Centered

“Kids enjoy novelty, and adults go to a lot of trouble to organize parties and outings that give kids new ideas and novel experiences. Ideally, a website aimed at kids does the same. Ask yourself what you could offer that would fit seamlessly in their existing Web experience and that would enable them to do something they haven’t done before.”

9. Be more visual:

Do your web pages aimed at kids work well? The post above has some case studies too.

Stephen