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Learn AI Safety for Families

Everything parents need to keep their children safe when using AI — the 5 rules explained, common risks, platform guidance, and having good conversations.

Understand the specific AI safety risks for children
Implement the 5 safety rules as genuine habits
Choose appropriate AI platforms for different ages
Have productive ongoing conversations about AI with your child
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Three tracks — pick your level. Progress is saved automatically in your browser.

BeginnerStart here. No prior knowledge assumed.
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Lesson 1
Why AI Safety for Children is Different
How the risks children face with AI differ from adult risks — grooming, data, emotional manipulation, and misinformation.
Lesson 2
The 5 Safety Rules — In Depth
Each rule explained in full — the reasoning, the specific risks it addresses, and how to reinforce it.
Lesson 3
Privacy and Children's Data
What AI tools collect, COPPA and DPDP requirements, and why children should never create AI accounts.
Lesson 4
Age-Appropriate AI Use
Which AI tools are appropriate for which ages — and the platforms to avoid entirely for children under 13.
Lesson 5
Emotional Manipulation Risks
Companion AI, relationship chatbots, and the specific risk of children forming inappropriate attachments to AI.

Why is supervised AI use important for children?

What is the most important thing to check before a child uses any AI tool?

IntermediateBuild on the basics.
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Lesson 1
Misinformation and Children
Why children are particularly vulnerable to AI-generated misinformation and the verification habits that help.
Lesson 2
Deepfakes and Synthetic Media
Age-appropriate explanation of AI-generated fake images and video — and what to do if a child encounters them.
Lesson 3
AI and Homework — Drawing the Line
Where AI assistance ends and academic dishonesty begins — the conversation to have before it becomes a problem.
Lesson 4
Signs to Watch For
Behavioural signals that AI use might be becoming problematic — excessive reliance, secrecy, emotional investment.
Lesson 5
Setting Up Safe AI Use at Home
Practical setup — shared device, supervised time, account settings, and the family agreement.

What is companion AI and why is it a risk for children?

What is the correct response if a child has shared personal information with AI?

AdvancedDepth, edge cases and strategy.
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Lesson 1
Talking to Children About AI
Age-appropriate conversations about what AI is, what it is not, and why rules matter.
Lesson 2
School AI Policies
Understanding your school's AI policy and how to align home and school AI expectations.
Lesson 3
If Something Goes Wrong
What to do if your child sees something inappropriate, shares personal information, or becomes distressed.
Lesson 4
Staying Current with AI Risks
How AI tools change and how to stay informed about new risks without anxiety.
Lesson 5
Building Lifelong AI Safety Habits
Moving from rules to internalised values — what AI safety looks like as children grow older.

When should AI assistance with homework cross from help to dishonesty?

What is the most important ingredient in a safe home AI environment for children?

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