What to write
What to write in your child's memory book at age 10
Double digits feels like a milestone to them, and it is. They're thinking about who they are and where they fit in. It's worth recording their hopes, worries and favourite things now — at ten, they'll still tell you.
Questions to answer this year
- What are they quietly proud of this year?
- Who is their person outside the family?
- What are they seriously into — the thing they'd talk about for an hour?
- What do they find genuinely difficult right now?
- What have they told you that you weren't expecting?
- What did they do independently for the first time?
Milestones and moments to look out for
- Their tenth birthday and how they celebrated
- What they think they'll be like as a teenager
- A hobby they've stuck with
- Music, games or shows they're into
- A school trip or residential
- A worry they shared, and how it turned out
- Something they taught you
Every child moves at their own pace — these are ideas for what to notice, not a checklist.
Things they might say
“I'm basically a teenager now.”
“I'll miss being nine. It was a good year.”
“Grandpa, I'll show you how the phone works. Again.”
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