Completed the game, took 14 minutes.
First - very cool idea! It is rare for game jams, but I think this can work out in a full game.
Unlike @Bonpsi, I didn't feel the metaphor. He wrote:
> that one bit where the child bounces through loads of red spikes, but misses all of them: this is a great example of the paranoia of being a parent
Was it intentional or just random?
Age 13, there is a big long waiting period at the beginning. It would be nice to cut it out. It is followed by relatively hard (took 4-5 attempts) carrying ball, so it's boring to wait over and over again.
Physics seemed ok. I didn't feel any significantly strange behaviour.
Change the game cover image on Itch - your game looks better than this:)
