Evidence

Why our games app idea is not feasible for Bevlab off the bat

Neopets is a similar website to the app we were proposing. In this video it explains it was costing mega dollars to sustain updates, new pets, new adventures etc to the site. Consequently, the development of the site has steadily declined since 2011. However, neopets still exists and other sites have been created using this same pet site genre, so there is still a market for virtual pets apps and websites. Our strategy for Bevlab then, would have to be a progressive one in which they can generate additional income somehow.

 

What age do children start getting themselves to and from school?

Well, as you can see, there’s nothing specific in the law about walking to school or going to the park. What the law does say, and here’s the important part, is that when a child is under 14, you need to make sure that you make reasonable provision for the care of the child. The tricky part of this is that it will different from situation to situation. For some children, it will be totally reasonable for them to go to the park by themselves at 10. It might be that the park is nearby, the child is mature and sensible, and there are no busy roads to cross. However, in other cases, this may not be reasonable. Some factors that you might need to consider when thinking about whether it is reasonable are:

• Hazards that may exist on their journey to the park or while at the park 
• The experience and maturity of the child
• How long it will take them to get there
• How they might be able to get help if they need it

These things may also be considerations if you are thinking about letting your child walk to school or other local destinations alone.

It’s probably also worth noting that it’s not enough to say that you would consider it reasonable – other people would need to be able to consider it reasonable as well. For example, you may believe it to be reasonable for your 6 year old to be allowed to go to the park alone for 4 hours but many other people would not consider this reasonable.

Comment from mothers on Huggies website State they would allow their child to start walking or biking to school alone from, the youngest 8 years old, but majority at the age of 10.

What age do children start getting pocket/lunch money?

When to give children pocket money

There are no hard and fast rules about when to start giving children pocket money.

Your child might be ready to try managing some pocket money if she understands that:

• it’s important to save money, and not spend it all
• she needs money to get things from shops
• spending all her money today means there’s no more until the next payment.

What should pocket money cover?

Pocket money could cover any of the following things:

• saving for a special game or toy
• special outings like the movies
• gifts for siblings and extended family members
• lunch purchased at school once a week.

If you find that your eight-year-old wants to save for something special and has been saving responsibly, you might decide to add something extra.

Everything Parents need to know about pocket money

AGES 5-9: KIDS SHOULD BE EARNING THEIR POCKET MONEY

Pocket money payments should begin at about 6, but kids have to earn it. Children should do some chores for nothing as part of the family like making the bed and tidying their room. Beyond that, there should be an advertised list of jobs they can choose from to do to earn pocket money. If they don't do the extra jobs, they don't get paid and they don't get the extra treats, which the pocket money buys.

Encourage children to split their money into three parcels: money to spend, money to save, and money to share or gift, this shows them how saving now can be useful in the future. But the pocket money is the child's to do what they want with.

AGES 10-13: EARNING POCKET MONEY IS COMPULSARY

Earning pocket money is now compulsory. If children don't choose to earn their coins, privileges like screen time are lost. This teaches them that not earning is not an option in the real world. 

Children should also be given an allowance. This is money the family would have spent on them for things like clothes and entertainment. Now the child gets to choose how and when to spend it on those things, teaching them skills of budgeting and spending.

Children learn there are compromises around spending.

"It's about learning what the budget is, when the money runs out and how to get what you want."

Why Monsters?

Monsters are an enduring theme throughout childrens books, movies, tv series and toys. Perhaps these are used to stop children fearing the monsters under the bed or in the closet. They are generally portrayed as cute, cuddly and friendly, with large eyes and cheeky personalities. 

The bonus to monsters is there is an endless number of creations you can make. You are only limited by your imagination. Both genders can be targeted by them. Girls will like cute creatures based on animals, with big eyes, wings and floppy ears. Where boys would more likely be drawn to grosser, slightly scarier versions, with claws, horns and big teeth. These would be more based on sharks, dinosaurs, reptiles and insects.

Why a collection?

This paper presents the results of interviews with 79 children, 72 of whom had a collection (or collections) of one kind or another. We observed that the type of collections which children pursue depends upon the ease of entry (i.e., cost) into a collecting domain, gender norms, and current fads started by movies or cartoons. The primary objective of this study was to explore the motives underlying children's collecting behaviors using a phenomenological philosophy. We suggest that children are motivated to collect because they (1) enjoy the process of collecting as it allows them to escape boredom and sometimes reality, (2) learn or satisfy curiosity about their collecting domain, (3) satiate a passion for the objects which are desired, (4) want to differentiate themselves from others, and (5) desire to associate with others, especially family and friends. Although one of the above motives was illustrated in each of the interviews, the text suggests that children often have multiple motives for collecting.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/eastern-courier/96258352/bp-promotion-causes-commotion-as-collectors-push-the-limits

Why children want to collect

Having a collection can be an exercise in acquisitiveness. A collection can exist for its own sake, in fact, most collections do. So acquiring a new member of the collection is seen as good all by itself, even if the new member is not very attractive or interesting. Many kids want to “collect them all,” as marketers well know, so that adding to the collection achieves a feeling of closure or completeness.

Why a Virutal Pet?

As we can see in this video there has been a long standing market for virtual pets. From the link we see these can be a great learning tool for children to take care of other living things. A lot of parents either can't have pets or don't want the real life responsibility if their child doesn't care for the pet properly. In that situation there are real life consequences. Virtual pets are an alternative method. 

Why Stickers?

Stickers are relatively cheap to produce. They become part of a collection. There is an opportunity to add a sticker book. They can be coloured, traded, used to decorate school books, and for some reason children love them.

REASONS CHILDREN LIKE BRIGHT COLORS

Children prefer brighter colors from an early age because their eyes are not fully developed yet. They can actually perceive these colors better than fainter shades. Bright colors and contrasting colors are more likely to stand out in their field of vision. As children constantly strive to make sense of their environments, objects that are stark and bright are more stimulating and interesting. One of the first ways they learn to sort things is by color, and colors are some of the earlier words they tend to learn -- so these easily named, more basic colors are appealing.