Author(s)

Zhang Xinmiao ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Arts and Media, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, Hubei, 430000, China

Corresponding Author

Zhang Xinmiao

ABSTRACT

This study focuses on the design of interactive APPs for parent-child education from the perspective of positive psychology, and takes the popular APP Toca Life: World as a case study for in-depth analysis. By elaborating the core value of positive psychology in parent-child education, analysing in detail how the APP fits with the principles of positive psychology in terms of functional design and user experience, summarising its successful experience, and providing targeted strategies and suggestions for the design of interactive APPs for parent-child education, the study aims to promote the optimal development of APPs for parent-child education, and to better promote parent-child relationship and the cultivation of children's positive psychological qualities. The aim is to promote the optimal development of parent-child education APPs and better promote parent-child relationship and the cultivation of children's positive psychological quality.

KEYWORDS

Positive psychology, parent-child interactive APP, "Toca Life: World"

CITE THIS PAPER

Zhang Xinmiao, Parenting Interactive APP Design Based on Positive Psychology Perspectives—An Example of "Toca Life: World". Applied & Educational Psychology (2025) Vol. 6: 162-169. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/appep.2025.060222.

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