DESIGNING WITH CHILDREN, NOT FOR THEM

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

A free handbook from Save the Children Finland outlines how to co-design digital products with children rather than for them, through consent, play, and trust-building. Practical techniques include sitting at a child's eye level, using pictures and props instead of direct interviews, and capping group sessions at six children per two adults. Success is measured by how heard a child felt rather than what adults intended, since children lose motivation quickly and need visible, steady progress.