Browse by age
Practical guidance for parents and caregivers, organized by the decisions that change at this age.
Browse by decision. Each guide focuses on what changes at this age and what still depends on readiness, experience, and family context.
Chores
Practical chores for 9-year-olds, with guidance on supervision, safety, standards, and gradual handoff.
Read guide →Books
A practical guide to choosing books for 9-year-olds by comprehension, interest, stamina, and content maturity.
Read guide →Movies & TV
A practical guide to movies and TV for 9-year-olds, including PG-13 considerations, horror, language, violence, and maturity.
Read guide →Toys & Gifts
A practical guide to toys and gifts for 9-year-olds, with help choosing hobby gear, games, creative tools, experiences, and safe long-term gifts.
Read guide →Video Games
A practical guide to video games for 9-year-olds, focused on ESRB E10+ requests, online safety, spending, peer pressure, and healthy use.
Read guide →Life Skills
A practical guide to life skills for 9-year-olds, focused on schedules, cooking, money, safety, communication, and growing responsibility.
Read guide →Technology
A practical guide to technology for 9-year-olds, focused on device readiness, group chats, privacy, account security, AI literacy, and healthy use.
Read guide →Independence
A practical guide to independence for 9-year-olds, focused on brief trials, familiar routes, check-ins, peer judgment, local rules, and safety readiness.
Read guide →Specific titles & platforms
These snapshots use the same age-specific recommendation rows as the individual guides. They are a starting point for a specific title or platform—not a substitute for your child’s readiness or your family’s rules.
Specific games, including online play, purchases, content, and readiness.
Specific movies and shows, with age-specific context beyond the rating label.
Platforms parents ask about, including account rules, contact, feeds, and controls.