# List pinned to one exact age or stage

A family and pets format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/family-and-pets/list-pinned-to-one-exact-age-or-stage

Make a list for a single narrow age (6 months, 2-year-olds, before they turn 4) rather than a broad topic. It worked for 12 accounts, with a median of 7x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Talking head, Slideshow, Video.

## Why it works

Parents in that exact phase feel it was made for them, and the stage deadline pushes them to save and share.

## How to make it

1. Name the exact age in the hook
2. List 6-12 micro-behaviors or tasks tied to that age
3. Close with a stage-specific question or next-step progression

## Hook formula

[Number] things to do with your [exact age] before they [next milestone]

## Examples

- @kinactivekids (100K followers, TikTok talking head): 74x their usual views. Hook: “5 Ways to Get Baby SIT READY!” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@kinactivekids/video/7702914239752654094)
- @parenthubs (4K followers, TikTok slideshow): 52x their usual views. Hook: “Nobody warned me about the 6-month-old stage. They're tiny, dramatic, and suddenly have a LOT of opinions.” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@parenthubs/photo/7698206593493601567)
- @sleepbyalex (4K followers, TikTok talking head): 38x their usual views. Hook: “Annoying things that happen between 11-12 months old” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@sleepbyalex/video/7702541064086768910)
- @australianshepherd_ (5K followers, TikTok talking head): 30x their usual views. Hook: “tricks my 11 week old puppy knows” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@australianshepherd_/video/7700200501756857631)
- @lauraemilyyork (14K followers, TikTok slideshow): 23x their usual views. Hook: “2 YEAR OLDS MOST PLAYED WITH TOYS” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraemilyyork/photo/7699961347848604960)
- @dad.so.tired (26K followers, TikTok slideshow): 11x their usual views. Hook: “8 things to do with your 3-year-old before they turn 4” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@dad.so.tired/photo/7696444602248613152)
- @readysetparent (875K followers, Instagram slideshow): 6.4x their usual likes. Hook: “IF YOUR CHILD IS TURNING 2 SOON, YOU'RE ABOUT TO MEET A VERY DIFFERENT VERSION OF THEM.” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeKp8gZiKmc/)
- @otmarissa (237K followers, Instagram slideshow): 6.2x their usual likes. Hook: “Gross Motor Skills to practice with your two-year-old” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddub0ieEk0V/)
- @thepitbulldad (19K followers, TikTok talking head): 7.4x their usual views. Hook: “if your pitbull is between the ages of 4 and 9” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@thepitbulldad/video/7698432238685293846)
- @a.little.sleep (14K followers, Instagram video): 5.6x their usual views. Hook: “Nobody really prepares you for the 1 to 2 stage.” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DfMgpqbuzng/)
- @sunshinedogtraining (34K followers, TikTok talking head): 4.9x their usual views. Hook: “16 WEEKS? OH, HONEY.” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@sunshinedogtraining/video/7690369990528208142)
- @healthiest_baby (1.4M followers, Instagram slideshow): 2.9x their usual likes. Hook: “What Every 6-Year-Old Wants You To Know” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Deov06oimir/)

More family and pets formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/family-and-pets.md

## Get the full library

The full library has every post, format and hook in family and pets, plus long-running Meta ads, and your AI agent can search it over MCP. The library comes with Volume Core and Pro, from $29.99 a month, and every plan starts with a 3-day free trial. Start a free trial: https://tryvolume.app/library

Agents: add Volume's MCP server (https://app.tryvolume.app/api/mcp) and call `search_library(shelf: "formats", niche: "Family and pets")` for every format, `search_library(shelf: "posts", niche: "Family and pets")` for examples with transcripts and scripts.

## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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