Kids' Interests

What do 8- to 9-year-old children want to do?

  • Use online games
  • Use Instant Messaging (IM) programs such as Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, etc.
  • Use email
  • Use the Internet for school work
  • Use search engines (e.g. Google, Yahoo!, Live Search, etc.)
  • Go to birthday parties
  • Go to sleepovers
  • Take part in extra-curricular activities
  • Do more independent activities (bike rides, going to the park, walking to friends' houses, etc.)
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