💬  Future Proof Parent Cheat Sheet

5 Steps to Help Your Child Learn AI, Without the Danger

Here’s the challenge:

Your child needs to use AI to stay future-ready.

But tools like Gemini have real risks:

Misleading info, shallow answers, even harmful suggestions.

So how do you help your child use AI to learn smarter?

Here’s your cheat sheet:

✅ 1. Use AI with your child, not instead of you

Don’t just “monitor”—collaborate.

Sit beside them and prompt together.

Ask: “What did Gemini just suggest? Is that true? Could there be another way?”

You’re not just checking for accuracy. You’re actually building critical thinking.

✅ 2. Build a Habit of Double-Checking

Teach them that every AI answer needs a second source.

AI is a starting point, not the authority.

Create a simple rule: “No fact is final until it’s confirmed.”

✅ 3. Let AI Ask Questions, Not Just Give Answers

Some tools (like Khanmigo or Diffit) are designed to guide thinking instead of doing the work for them.

Prioritize those. If you use Gemini, have your child use it to generate questions, not complete homework.

✅ 4. Teach Emotional Boundaries

Let your child know: “AI isn’t your therapist. It doesn’t understand you, it just sounds like it does.”

Make it clear that if something feels off, weird, or heavy—they should come to you first, not a chatbot.

✅ 5. Use AI to Spark Creativity, Not Replace It

Ask Gemini to suggest project ideas, not build the project.

Let your child take the seed and grow it themselves. That’s where confidence comes from.