Links for Caregivers and Parents - AI Chatbots and Youth

What is AI?

Parents' Ultimate Guide to Generative AI

Information about the different types of AI, the risks and benefits associated with them, and tips to talking to kids about AI (Comon Sense Media).

What do parents need to know about artificial intelligence (AI)?

Information on the implications of AI use in older children and teens, and how to speak to the kids in your life about it (Centre for Healthy Screen Use, Canadian Paediatric Society).

Artificial intelligence (AI): What do parents of young children need to know?

Advice for parents and caregivers of children under 5 and their exposure to AI toys (Centre for Healthy Screen Use, Canadian Paediatric Society).

Conversation Starters

AI Chatbots and Teens

Advice for parents on how to talk to teenagers about their AI use (Child Mind Institute).

How to Talk With Your Kids About AI Companion Bots

Conversation starters and actions caregivers can role model for children using AI chatbots (KQED, PBS).

Talking to Kids About AI: Tips for Parents

Advice on how to speak with your children about AI, including privacy concerns and identifying misinformation (Media Smarts).

AI Safety and Spotting Misinformation

GenAI and Youth Privacy Tipsheet

Information for youth, caregivers, and educators on understanding the importance of not sharing personal data while using generative AI tools (The Dais, Toronto Metropolitan University).

Talking to Kids About AI: Tips for Parents

Advice on how to speak with your children about AI, including privacy concerns and identifying misinformation (Media Smarts).

Break The Fake: Correcting Disinformation

Instructions on how to engage in a constructive conversation with people in your life who are sharing false information online (Media Smarts).

Spotting Deepfakes

Steps to take factcheck if you suspect an image you are seeing online is a deepfake (an AI generated image) (Media Smarts).