Children’s User Research Training for Teams

Adapt Your Research Methods For Kids

With virtual or in-person children’s user research training

For big companies, small teams, and individuals who know research—but don’t have experience running it with kids.

Megan Has Taught & Trained At

You know research. But children’s research is a whole new ball game

I Know How It Goes:

You could run research with adults all day long. But a new project requires you to adapt your methods to children's research. And you need to do it as effectively as possible.

Or, to stay competitive, you want to broaden your skill set by incorporating kids’ user research into it. But you’re pretty sure it’s not as simple as using your existing methods with kids. (And you’re right about that.)

You need to expand your research skills. So you can run research with kids!

Because going from adult to children’s research isn’t about making a few little tweaks—it requires a whole new process that you’ll need to learn and implement. 

It takes training to get it right. But the training is worth it. And, it’s completely within reach.

Hi! I’m Megan.

I train teams to do research with kids

As a leading expert and educator on qualitative kids’ user research, I teach on the topic both online and in graduate and undergraduate programs across the country. And, I guest lecture and offer team training sessions to organizations worldwide.

Influenced by my practice and experiences, I’ve developed a proven set of creative methodologies that are effective but flexible—so busy teams can take what they need from them, and get back to work.

Through my work, I get to help kid-first companies build even better toys, apps, and products. And I’d love to teach you and your team to do it, too!

“Megan's many years of experience are evident and her seasoned advice was incredibly beneficial to our startup.”

We recently had the pleasure of consulting with Megan for our children’s AI software startup. Coming from predominantly B2B backgrounds, our team needed deeper insights into the unique challenges and methodologies around children’s technology research. She coached us on how to conduct more effective and engaging interviews with children, teaching us to frame our questions in a way that resonates with young users. She gave us a great framework to move forward with interviewing our families moving forward.

—Mandy Ross, Head of Community at Hello Wonder

“Megan’s expertise in children's user experience research was evident from the start.”

Megan was instrumental in preparing our UX team to design research to inform the pediatric initiative of a national research program. My colleagues and I had designed and conducted lots of research projects with grown-ups, and some adolescents, but conducting research with and for young children was uncharted territory. Our training sessions were engaging, informative, and packed with practical insights. Megan’s passion for creating user-friendly experiences for children shone through, and her enthusiasm was contagious. She also customized the training to our team’s specific needs. We left the training feeling confident and equipped to tackle the unique challenges of designing for young users. I highly recommend Megan to anyone looking to enhance their understanding of children's UX research."

—Nayeli Bernal, UX Researcher for the National Institute of Health

Pick The Training Your Team Needs Most

Best Practices for Designing & Implementing Children’s User Research

  • This training explores how to best design and implement research with children for various industries and settings

    My training teaches research teams:

    • The exact process I’ve used for 15+ years to run successful research at every stage of product development from exploratory, to co-design, usability, and post-launch with limited budget and team resources

    • Signature techniques and strategies for working with children in a research setting cultivated from having run research in all different types of settings—from labs and museums to schools and home settings.

    • The key recruitment strategy that allows teams to easily and quickly recruit research participants in all kinds of markets

    • The biggest reporting mistake researchers make when sharing research findings with different company stakeholders, and what to do instead

      .


    .

Designing Successful Products for the Classroom Setting

  • In this training, you or your team will learn to research and design products for the U.S. classroom setting that are:

    • Engaging for students

    • Age- and developmentally-appropriate

    • Teacher-friendly

    • Appealing to administrators

    This session is led by Megan Boddum (M.Ed.), a seasoned user researcher in the children’s education and tech space and Joanna Chapman (M.Ed.), a veteran classroom teacher.

    Their combined expertise and knowledge make this training perfect for companies and teams that design and build children’s educational technology and products.

Need something different? Or a little more specific?

Custom Training Programs for Individuals and Teams

Step 1

Connect

When you’re ready, reach out to me and we’ll schedule a time to chat.

Step 2

Align

We’ll discuss your training needs in detail and I’ll give you a quote. 

Step 3

Develop

We’ll develop the curriculum for your custom training program.

Step 4

Train

Time to get your team trained up! Training can be live or virtual, it’s up to you!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Yes! We train individuals, small groups, and bigger teams.

  • Either! We can conduct training remotely or in person to meet your needs.

  • Time varies based on your training needs. Some sessions are half-days while others are spread over multiple days.

  • Yes! It’s our specialty.

Kids don’t work like adults. So adult research methods won’t work for them

We can train you or your team on what does work. And how to do it well. So you can get back to doing effective research as quickly as possible.

Something you should know about us

We love questions

So if you’re confused or on the fence about children’s user research, click the button below and ask a question. We’ll send a quick reply!