Youth & Family Market Research
Empowering Brands with Authentic Youth Perspectives

Dynamic Research for
Understanding Gen Alpha

- Comprehensive Age-Specific Insights: Specialized in working with children, from toddlers to preschoolers, tweens, and beyond, we uncover valuable, age-specific insights that are tailored to each development stage.
- Youth & Family Community Panel Access: Leverage our COPPA Certified Youth & Family Panel, Panelpolls, for conducting qualitative and quantitative research with kids, teens, and young adults.
- Engaging, Child-Friendly Methodologies: Utilize methodologies designed to engage young participants, capturing authentic feedback and behaviors in a safe and comfortable environment.
- Deep Insights into Preferences: Gain a comprehensive understanding of children’s preferences, and emerging trends to inform your product development and marketing strategies.
- Expert Moderation for Young Audiences: Our team of experienced moderators specializes in conducting research with children, ensuring meaningful engagement and accurate results.
- Ethical and COPPA-Compliant Research: Conduct research that prioritizes the safety, comfort, and ethical treatment of young participants, with full compliance with COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act) to ensure responsible and secure data collection.
Youth & Family Research with Panelpolls
Panelpolls, our COPPA certified Youth & Family research panel, gives you direct access to hard-to-reach audiences, including kids, teens, and young adults, as well as their parents. Built on over 20 years of fostering a trusted and engaged community, Panelpolls has become a trusted source for high-quality insights into the behaviors, preferences, and opinions of younger demographics.
- Diverse and Engaged Members: Our panel is composed of active and engaged participants, ensuring reliable and actionable insights for your research needs.
- COPPA Certified: Panelpolls by Touchstone Research has been reviewed and vetted by an independent safety certification service (kidSAFE) and has been awarded the “kidSAFE+ COPPA” Seal, which is an FTC-approved COPPA certification program.
- Custom Research Solutions: Whether you need quick pulse surveys, in-depth qualitative studies, or long-term tracking, Panelpolls offers the flexibility to meet your specific research objectives.
Leverage our Youth & Family panel to gain valuable insights that help you connect with and understand the next generation of consumers.
Diverse Youth Demographics We Reach
- Preschoolers
- Kids & Tweens
- Students of All Ages
- Tech-Savvy Youth
- Toy & Game Enthusiasts
- Movie & TV Fans
- Loyal Consumers of Youth Brands
- Youth Trendsetters
- Creative Young Minds
- Aspiring Influencers
- Eco-Conscious Youth
- STEM Enthusiasts
- Athletes & Sports Fans
- Music Lovers
- Digital Natives
- And many more!

Industry Expertise
Youth & Family Market Research Services
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Recruitment & Fieldwork
UX Research
Communities & Panels
Dial Tester
Secure Content Testing
Conversational AI
Augmented Sampling
Qualitative Research
Unlock Deep Insights into Young Audiences
Delve into the motivations, behaviors, and preferences of children and teens with in-depth qualitative research. Touchstone’s expert approach is tailored to the unique challenges of youth research, providing actionable findings that empower informed decision-making and foster innovation. Whether through focus groups, in-depth interviews, or child-friendly ethnographic studies, we help you understand the “why” behind young consumers’ actions.

Quantitative Research
Drive Strategic Youth-Focused Decisions with Data-Backed Insights
Make confident decisions with robust quantitative research designed for youth audiences. Touchstone’s customized approach, combined with rigorous quality control and precise sampling standards, ensures reliable data from young participants. From surveys to advanced statistical modeling, our quantitative research solutions provide the insights needed to stay ahead in youth markets.

Recruitment & Fieldwork
High-Quality Participants for Youth-Centric Research
Ensure your youth research is grounded in high-quality participants. Our recruitment and fieldwork services are designed to engage eager and relevant young respondents, using in-depth screening processes that account for age-appropriateness and parental consent. Trust our expert team to deliver the right audience for the success of your youth-focused projects.

UX Research
Optimize User Experiences for Young Audiences
Enhance satisfaction and usability for youth-oriented products with our comprehensive UX research services. We ensure your products meet the needs and expectations of children and tweens, leading to increased engagement and loyalty. From usability testing to journey mapping, our UX research helps you create intuitive, user-friendly products that resonate with younger audiences.

Communities & Panels
Continuous Youth Insights from Custom Panels and Communities
Gain ongoing insights with custom-built online communities and panels designed specifically for youth. Whether you need a lightweight community of dedicated young fans or a large-scale general youth panel, Touchstone can create a tailored solution to meet your ongoing research needs. Our communities and panels offer unparalleled flexibility, making it easy to gather insights that drive your strategy forward in youth markets.

Dial Tester
Real-Time Feedback from Youth Audiences
Capture moment-to-moment feedback from young audiences on your media and audio content with our proprietary Dial Tester tool. Elevate your content testing by gathering continuous reactions from kids and teens as they engage with your content. Whether testing TV shows, ads, or games, Dial Tester provides the insights needed to refine your content for maximum engagement and impact.

Secure Content Testing
Unmatched Protection for Youth-Focused Content
Safeguard your sensitive youth-focused content with our Secure Content Testing (SCT) technology. SCT employs advanced user-level watermarking to ensure all content, including media, product concepts, and prototypes, is protected and traceable. Whether testing new features or confidential marketing materials, SCT provides the peace of mind needed to focus on gathering insights without worrying about content leaks or unauthorized access.

Conversational AI
Engaging Surveys for Youth Audiences
Revolutionize how you gather insights with Conversational AI Surveys, transforming static surveys into interactive, real-time chats. Designed to capture the authentic voices of young participants, these dynamic surveys increase engagement and reduce fatigue, ensuring richer and more actionable data. With multilingual and culturally adaptive capabilities, Conversational AI Surveys are perfect for connecting with diverse youth segments across the globe, blending qualitative depth with the scalability of quantitative research.

Augmented Sampling
AI-Driven Sampling for Complex Youth Audiences
Expand the reach of your youth and family research with our Augmented Sampling service, powered by advanced AI technology. This solution addresses the challenges of low-incidence quotas, incomplete data, and hard-to-reach demographics. By using synthetic responses rooted in real panelist data, Augmented Sampling ensures datasets are accurate, complete, and representative. Whether you’re studying emerging trends among teens or niche family behaviors, this service accelerates field times and cuts costs without compromising quality, making it ideal for global youth and family markets.

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