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Amanda Levido

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Lecturer, Southern Cross University

There’s a long history of children revising, adapting and remixing language and games. Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Hulton Archive via Getty Images

January 9, 2026

The 6‑7 craze offered a brief window into the hidden world of children

Rebekah Willett, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Amanda Levido, Southern Cross University, and Hyeon-Seon Jeong, Gyeongin National University of Education

From Pig Latin to Punch Buggy, kids have long used nonsensical language, gestures and games to carve out cultures of their own.

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June 23, 2022

Relax, it’s just a ringlight for kids. Toys like the ‘vlogger set’ prepare them for a digital world

Amanda Levido, Queensland University of Technology and Aleesha Rodriguez, Queensland University of Technology

Some finds toys for toddlers based on digital devices a bit confronting. But really they’re just updated versions of traditional toys for make-believe play such as doctor and tradie tool sets.

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