The scene has been repeating itself regularly for a year or two. Marjorie and Pascal plan to watch a family movie with their children, ages 12 and 14. But while they search for a program that might appeal to everyone, the two teens “Take the opportunity to slip into their room with their cell phone, […]
For a long time, I kept their mailings. I don’t do that anymore, now that they communicate by email or text instead. But faithful to the appointment, my godchildren are keen to perpetuate the ritual: they take advantage of the holidays to give me a sign of life – I am aware that they have […]
The cross: What are the digital practices of adolescents? Barbara Fontar: These practices vary according to the moments of the life and the social situations. The first use, the one that worries adults so much, is entertainment. Screens are an extraordinary support for decompression in the face of increasingly strong academic pressure. Adolescents decompress and […]
► “We sometimes all play a game together on the console” Magali,41 years old, administrative manager “We are quite a consumer of screens. My husband is a “Gamer” and he plays a lot at night when the children are asleep. He passed the virus on to our 15 year old son. During the first confinement, […]
“When I read, it’s not to be in the real world” Loée, 14 years old “In fantastic literature there are wonderful elements. But in the end, we don’t know if this is true or only in the heads of the characters. I don’t like this uncertainty. I prefer the fantasy genre, where everything is wonderful […]
The concept of “do-it-yourself” (“do it yourself”), a trend observed in recent years among adults, also appeals to teens, who are embarking on the design of handmade jewelry. Maurine, 14, makes pearl necklaces and bracelets for herself and her friends: “I go to Pinterest to find inspiration and then I do my own thing”, she […]
As a child, Célia Flaux devoured fairy tales like other sweets. His parents had offered him Most bwaters rwonderful stories, a big collection compiling stories from all over the world and, every evening, she embarked on a new destination: Spain, Slovakia, Serbia, Russia, England… Today, at 40, she is the one who makes her young […]
Some children write to Santa Claus or their imaginary friend. My seven-year-old daughter maintains an assiduous correspondence with the little mouse. Do not laugh. The word was slipped under the pillow, accompanied by a plea with a slightly punk spelling, but with a courtesy, a candor to melt the most uncompromising of readers: “Little mouse […]
Guess who dominates the top 50 best-selling children’s books in France between October 2020 and September 2021 (1)? Like last year, it is JK Rowling with The Ickabog, his fairy tale for children, followed by the indestructible Harry potter and the sorcerer’s stone then, dispersed in the following rows, of the six other volumes of […]
Its name sounds like a freshly fallen chestnut from the tree. Logic: Pico Bogue has the verb pungent and asks himself a lot of questions about this world which is not quite right. In his last album released a few weeks ago (1), the boy with disheveled hair wonders with his friends about the origin […]