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I help parents use AI to save time, cut through the clutter of family life, and understand the privacy you're giving up with these tools, so your kids can thrive. Mom and technologist by day, figuring it out alongside you by night.
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How I Researched a Big Parenting Decision in 30 Minutes Instead of 5 Hours (opens the original)
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Ever put off a parenting decision because the research was just too much?You know what I mean, those decisions that require real time figuring out the right call, so you need to read some articles, understand your options, and then land on the best decision for your kid. Recently I ran into exactly that kind of decision, and I kept putting it off.The decision? Whether to get my 12-year-old daughter a smartwatch. A lot of her friends were getting them, the Cosmo one specifically, and from school
The Most Joyful Thing I've Made With AI (opens the original)
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Have you ever received a gift that made you feel truly seen?Think back to a birthday when someone gave you something that was made just for you, that custom gift, cake or card. Remember the feeling you had when you saw it, the pure joy and love you felt. Someone took the time to think about you, what you love and designed a gift just for you.Whenever birthdays come around, I love giving those types of gifts, the ones that make someone feel like they are a rockstar to me and they matter. This is
The First Three Questions to Ask Your School About AI, From Parents Like You (opens the original)
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School Starts in Three Weeks. Do You Know What AI Your Kid Can Actually Open? (opens the original)
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The Twenty Minute AI Talk to Have Before the First Day of School (opens the original)
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Last Sunday I told you about the afternoon my curious 12 year old and I sat down with her school account and went looking at what AI tools she could access using that account. The short version is that her school had blocked Gemini, Google's chatbot, for now at least, but within five minutes she had AI Mode, the AI answer box built into Google Search, doing her subtraction homework from last year.If you missed that one, it is here: Why This School Year Is DifferentThis is week two of four in the
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