Moments
Six moments.
Most parents recognise one.
Pick the one closest to what's happening at home.
A moment is a short walk through one real situation about AI at home: what to say, what to try, and what to remember. Read it on your own, use it tonight, or pass it on.
The homework looks good. But did they learn?
AI can write an answer in seconds. Your child may have used it to think more deeply or simply accepted whatever it gave them.
Your child is asking AI for personal advice instead of you.
Feelings. Friendships. Worries. Maybe they told you. Maybe you found out. It seems they are trusting AI's advice on things they used to bring to you.
Your child wants to build something with AI. Keep them in the builder’s seat.
Maybe they showed you. Maybe you walked past and saw it: a quiz, a poster, a song, a tiny app.
AI gives answers. But are they doing the thinking?
Before they sit with the question. Before they struggle with the hard part. It is not one assignment. It is becoming a pattern. When AI becomes the first stop, your child may miss the chance to think, try, struggle, and form an idea of their own.
Your child created or shared a fake image of a real person using AI.
Someone sent you a screenshot. Or your child showed you something they made. Or you found it on their phone. Either way, you are looking at a fake image of a real person, and your child is involved.
AI said something that doesn’t quite align with your family values.
Your child learned something from AI that does not sit right with you. Maybe they said it at dinner. Maybe you saw it on their screen. Maybe they're confused, and that's what worries you.
