Help Your Child Understand AI - and Use It Safely
AI is already part of your child’s world—at school, at home, and everywhere in between. Students should:
STOP before they trust or share what AI produces,
THINK about whether it is accurate, fair and appropriate,
and CHOOSE how they want to proceed.
But most students are using it without understanding how it works, what to trust, or how to use it responsibly.
The AI Literacy Quick Start Kit helps your child:
Understand how AI works
Question what they see and generate
Build safe, responsible technology habits
Designed so families and schools can support learning together.
If your child is using AI, they should be learning how to use it well.
This isn’t just about technology - it’s about helping your child build confidence, judgment, and critical thinking in a world shaped by AI.
Start the AI Literacy Quick Start Kit
Encourage your child’s school to adopt full resources for Teaching AI, Online Safety, and Digital Literacy.
Use this ready-to-send letter to share AI Literacy with your school or district-and start the conversation about teaching students how to use AI safely and responsibly.
What Your Child Should Be Learning About AI
AI Literacy
AI literacy is understanding how AI works—and how to think about what it produces.
Using AI isn’t the same as understanding it.
Students need to learn how to:
- Recognize where AI shows up in everyday life
- Question what AI produces and identify mistakes
- Understand how data shapes results
- Use AI safely and responsibly
Digital Literacy
Digital literacy is using technology effectively, safely, and responsibly.
AI literacy builds on these skills - not replaces them.
Students already need to know how to:
use technology effectively
stay safe online
make responsible choices
AI makes those skills more important—not less.
Most students are already using AI. The question isn't if they'll use it. It's whether they've been taught how.
* Survey: 86% of Students Already Use AI in Their Studies — Campus …, accessed March 6, 2025, https://campustechnology.com/articles/2024/08/28/survey-86-of-students-already-use-ai-in-their-studies.aspx
** Report: DQInstitutue 2023 CHILD ONLINE SAFETY https://www.dqinstitute.org/news-post/child-online-safety-index-reveals-a-persistent-cyber-pandemic/