📌 Here’s what you’ll learn in today’s issue:

• Why every child needs to prep for the new AI-powered job market.
  

• How OpenAI is reshaping opportunity — and what that means for your family.
  

• 4 practical ways to help your child build irreplaceable, future-ready skills.
  

• Fiverr cuts 250 workers as Americans grow wary of AI's growing influence.

🐝 What’s Buzzing for Mom & Dad Today

💼 Fiverr Just Cut 30% of Its Staff for AI
The freelance platform is laying off 250 workers as it pivots to an “AI-first” strategy.
👉 See the shift →

📊 Most Americans Still Don’t Trust AI
New Pew data shows 57% believe AI poses more risks than benefits — especially for jobs and kids.
👉 Read the report →

🧠 The Big Idea: AI Is Rebuilding the Job Market — Will Your Child Be Ready?

Your child could be 6 or 16 — it doesn’t matter.

By the time they enter the workforce, everything will look different.

Careers that exist today may be gone.

Skills that mattered last year may feel useless.

And entire industries are being restructured — not in decades, but now.

That’s not hype. That’s reality.

Just last week, OpenAI laid out a vision in a new piece called “Expanding Economic Opportunity with AI”, and it should have every parent sitting up straight.

The message?

AI isn’t just reshaping the economy — it’s rewriting the rules of who gets to succeed in it.

Here’s what’s happening:

OpenAI has launched a new initiative focused on connecting people to jobs — AI-literate jobs.

Jobs that pay better.

Jobs that rely on skills only humans (with the right tools) can do.

It’s part of a growing movement to re-skill workers, help underserved communities, and unlock “economic opportunity” using AI platforms like ChatGPT.

And while this sounds great on paper (and parts of it are great) — there’s a truth hiding in plain sight:

If OpenAI is building the job tools…

Then the people who know how to use them best will win.

And that’s why this matters for your child — today.

Because no matter their age, the countdown has already started.

The future of work won’t wait until they graduate.

It’s arriving now, in the form of:

– AI agents that automate entire entry-level jobs
– Employers screening applicants for “AI fluency”
– Freelancers losing gigs to bots
– Students competing against software, not just peers

The jobs of tomorrow aren’t just tech jobs.

They’re human + machine jobs.

And every child — whether they dream of being an artist, teacher, entrepreneur, or engineer — will need to know how to work with AI.

Here’s the good news:

AI isn’t closing doors. It’s opening new ones — faster than ever.

But only for those who know how to walk through them.

And that’s where you come in.

Because your child doesn’t need to master Python or train neural networks.

But they do need to:

• Understand what AI can and can’t do
  

• Know how to prompt, evaluate, and question AI output
  

• Build the human skills machines still can’t match: empathy, judgment, creativity, and grit
  

And perhaps most of all…

They need parents who are paying attention — while most still aren’t.

The future workforce is being built right now. OpenAI is helping shape it. Whether that’s a good thing or not depends entirely on who’s paying attention.

You are.

That’s the advantage.

So if your child is 8 years old?

Now’s the time to start introducing AI as a creative partner.

If they’re 13?

Now’s the time to help them use it to explore careers, projects, and passions.

If they’re 17?

Now’s the time to sharpen the skills AI can’t touch — and teach them to lead the bots, not be replaced by them.

The future won’t be kind to those who wait.

But it will reward those who get curious, stay aware, and take action.

And that starts with you.

We’ll show you how in today’s Future Proof Parent Cheat Sheet.

💬  Future Proof Parent Cheat Sheet

Help Your Child Build the Skills AI Can’t Replace — Starting Now

Whether your child is five or fifteen, the future of work is shifting under their feet.

And while OpenAI and others are building tools to make opportunity more accessible, the truth is this:

Only the kids who know how to think, adapt, and collaborate with AI will thrive.

Here’s how to help your child start building that edge — right now:

🧠 Teach Them to Lead the Bot

Your child doesn’t have to master coding. But they do need to master communication.

Have them use ChatGPT or another tool to run a project — not just answer a question.

Examples:
– Plan a party.
– Design a business idea.
– Research a trip or hobby.

Let them guide the AI, not passively accept what it gives.

🧭 Connect Learning to the Real World

AI is changing jobs fast. So help your child connect school skills to real-world possibilities.

Try this dinner convo: “What job do you think won’t exist in 10 years? What will?”

Let them imagine. Explore…dream… and research together how AI is reshaping the work behind those dreams.

🛠 Focus on Irreplaceable Skills

Encourage traits like curiosity, resilience, and communication.

Practice things AI still can’t do well:

– Public speaking
– Negotiating with siblings (seriously!)
– Telling stories
– Solving fuzzy problems

These are the long game skills , and their secret weapon.

📅 Build “Future Literacy” Into the Week

Carve out 30 minutes a week for your child to explore AI:

– Watch an age-appropriate YouTube explainer on how AI works
– Ask ChatGPT to simulate a career they’re curious about
– Read about a new tech job together

You’re not just teaching them a tool. You’re helping them see the future as something they can shape.

The bottom line?

AI won’t wait until your child is ready.

But you can get them ready — by helping them become curious, adaptable, and human in all the ways that matter.

That’s how you future-proof a kid at any age.

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