Free resources for families. Grounded in the frameworks that matter: UNICEF, EU AI Act, UNESCO. Because no one should have to figure this out alone.
I'm a mother of two daughters (9 and 6).
I work in AI and data. And I couldn't find a clear, honest guide for my own family.
So I built one.
Not because I have all the answers.
Because none of us do yet.
Includes 3 short videos made directly for children aged 8–15.
→ You're not sure where to start
→ Your child already uses AI and you feel one step behind
→ You're not a tech expert (and you don't need to be)
→ You want honest guidance — not a list of things to fear
You don't need to understand how AI works.
✓ A few clear rules
✓ The right words
✓ The reassurance that no one has this fully figured out yet
The question isn't whether your child will use AI.
AI is not going away. It's already in their homework tools, their search engine, their games. The question was never "should we allow it?"
Children will use it — with or without you. The only variable is whether they do it with a framework, or without one.
Literacy is the real protection.
Not banning. Not ignoring. Teaching them to use it with discernment — that's the only thing that actually works.
What to allow, what to avoid, and how to set a framework without conflict - at home and at school. Free, direct, no jargon.
Who built this
I'm Alex. I lead Data & AI for a conservation NGO. I couldn't find a clear, honest guide on AI for my own two girls — so I built one.
Hundreds of hours of research. UNICEF, EU AI Act, UNESCO. Tested at home with my daughters (9 and 6). 95% free, always.
Read more about the project →Five short videos on the essential concepts, plus a governance template for schools (coming soon). Grounded in the frameworks that matter. Watch alone first, then with your kids.
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UNICEF Guidance 3.0, EU AI Act, UNESCO, OECD, UNICRI: what each framework actually says for your family. Translated into parent language, zero jargon.
The 3-zone table (Useful / Borderline / Cheating) and the 3-Question Protocol explained in practice - ages 6–10, 11–14, 15–18. What genuinely changes by age group.
How to talk about AI without conflict or guilt. The exact words for 15 real situations - at age 8, 14, and 17. Because the words really do matter.
The 10 prompts that turn AI into a patient tutor. How to phrase a question to learn rather than cheat. The UNICRI guardrails put into practice.
What every parent should know: how an AI "makes up" facts, why biases exist, what it means for homework and information in general. With real examples.
A ready-to-use governance framework for schools: AI policy, classroom rules, teacher guidance, and parent communication templates. Share it with your school's leadership.
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You now have a framework. But your child needs their own.
The videos give your child the framework. The ebook gives you the complete guide — for the conversation that follows.
Not a scary story. The actual science. What happens when you let AI think for you — and why it changes everything for you.
One day your teacher will ask if you used AI. One day you'll get a wrong answer and not realise it. One day someone will call you out. After this video — you'll know what to do.
There will be a moment — maybe this week, maybe next year — when you'll have to decide. Everyone around you will have an opinion. This video prepares you for it.
Knowing what AI can't do is a superpower. Knowing what only YOU can do — that's the real edge.
Free · No email required · Ages 8–15
And what's actually true.
Myth 1
Reality: AI replaces repetition. It can't replace curiosity, reasoning, or the ability to question a source. Those are exactly what we need to strengthen — not protect from AI, but because of it.
Myth 2
Reality: Banning it at home doesn't ban it at school, at a friend's house, or on a phone. It just removes the conversation. Hidden use is riskier than guided use.
Myth 3
Reality: They're faster, not wiser. Speed of use is not the same as critical understanding. A 13-year-old can navigate ChatGPT fluently and have no idea it can fabricate sources.
📍 Turkey experiment (OECD 2026): When AI access was removed from schools, results dropped 17% — not because AI was essential, but because students had never learned to work without it.
Myth 4
Reality: Many schools don't have a clear policy yet. Even those that do can't replace the conversation at home. The framework starts with you — and it doesn't need to be perfect to be useful.
Myth 5
Reality: You don't need to know how a large language model works. You need three rules, a few honest sentences, and the willingness to learn alongside them. That's it.
Do the parents quiz first. Then do the kids quiz together. The gap in your scores starts the best conversation you'll have this week.
Four quiz modes - designed to be done as a family. The goal isn't a perfect score. It's the conversation that follows.
Big first questions about AI. Super simple. 5 min.
Short questions, everyday examples. 5 min.
Realistic scenarios - cheating, companions, deepfakes. 7 min.
Do you really know the tools your child uses? 5 min.
💡 Tip: do the parents quiz first, then the kids quiz together. The score differences open the best conversations.
Do you really know the AI tools your child uses? And do you know what the official frameworks say?
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Grounded in UNICEF Guidance 3.0, EU AI Act, UNESCO, OECD and UNICRI.
"I read it Sunday evening. We had the conversation Monday at dinner. My son finally understood why I'd been worried about his AI companion."
— Marine, mum of two, Lyon
"The conversation scripts are worth it alone. First time we talked about AI at home without anyone getting defensive."
— Thomas, dad of a 13-year-old
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One evening, my daughter asked me that. Since then, whenever I hesitate while answering her questions, she looks at me and says: "Just ask the AI to check."
That's when I realised something. The real challenge isn't understanding the technology. It's finding the words. The rules. The honest framework.
I searched for a guide - practical, calm, grounded in real frameworks. I didn't find it. Not as an AI professional. Not as a parent.
So I built it. With hundreds of hours of research, conversations with educators, and real-life experiments at home with my girls.
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✉ Give feedback or volunteerShort answers grounded in official frameworks - not opinions.
The answer depends on the tool, the country, and — most of all — your child.
ChatGPT sets the minimum age at 13 in its terms of service. Under 13: mandatory parental supervision. That is not a guideline — it is the platform's own condition.
Local law goes further. GDPR sets a digital consent age that each country transposes differently. In France: 15 (Loi Informatique et Libertés, art. 45). In Switzerland: 16 (nFADP, in force since September 2023). These thresholds apply alongside the platform's own terms.
The EU AI Act does not classify ChatGPT as a high-risk system. What it does create are concrete rights for families: the right to ask your child's school which AI tools they use, to request human review of any automated decision affecting your child (assessment, tracking, guidance), and to refuse certain profiling systems. These rights are enforceable now.
What matters more than age: maturity, supervision, and open conversation. A 14-year-old who understands why AI can be wrong is better protected than a 16-year-old who has never questioned it.
Sources: GDPR Art. 8 — national transposition by Member State. France: Loi Informatique et Libertés (art. 45). Switzerland: nFADP applicable since September 2023. EU AI Act, Art. 5 and Annex III.
It depends on the use and transparency. Using AI to understand a concept = OK. Having it write the work without mentioning it = cheating. The UNICRI rule: cite AI just like you'd cite a source. "Assisted by ChatGPT for [specific task]" is enough.
Yes, by default. Practical solutions: disable history in account settings, never enter personally identifiable information (full name, school, address). The EU AI Act gives you the right to ask your child's school which AI systems they use and how they protect student data.
Start with what they already know - YouTube recommendations, Siri, Instagram filters. Explain that AI "learns" from what humans have written, and that it can contain errors. Ask: "Do you think a computer can be wrong?" The conversation scripts in doc 02 give you the exact words for 15 real situations, sorted by age.
Character.AI is an AI companion - not an assistant. Cases of intense emotional attachment have been documented in teenagers, with serious incidents. Banning it without discussion often leads to hidden use. Talking about it openly is more effective. Doc 02 gives you the words for that conversation without conflict.
It gives you concrete rights: knowing which AI your child's school uses, requesting a human explanation for automated decisions (tracking, assessment), and refusing certain high-risk systems. It's the world's first law to protect children from AI - in force since 2024.
The EU AI Act establishes meaningful rights for families. Enforcement for the most powerful AI systems is still evolving — we track updates as they happen.
Source: EU AI Act, 2024 — High-level summary. Risk framework, obligations by level.
No - but it will change their role. UNESCO and the OECD are clear: AI should support teachers, not replace them. The real challenge for your children: learning to use AI with discernment, to verify sources, to think for themselves. That's exactly what these resources teach.