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If you, , ve, c, il, between t, e, ge, of 9, n, 17, t, ere i, , n 86% c, , nce t, ey, re, lre, , y u, ing AI in, o, e for, . T, , t i, not, pre, iction, bout t, e future. T, , t i, w, , t t, e re, e, rc, , , ow, rig, t now, in 2026.
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<, 2>W, , t t, e Re, e, rc, Actu, lly Foun,
<, 3>Your younger c, il, i, prob, bly u, ing AI too
M, ny p, rent, , , , u, e AI i, pri, , rily, , ig, , c, ool i, , ue. T, e re, e, rc, , , y, ot, erwi, e. T, e Co, , on Sen, e Me, i, Cen, u, (2026) foun, t, , t 81% of c, il, ren, ge 9-12 u, e or inter, ct wit, AI, inclu, ing 17% w, o, o, o, , ily. By t, e ti, e c, il, ren re, c, , ig, , c, ool, 92%, re u, ing AI.
T, e, o, t co, , on for, of AI t, , t younger c, il, ren encounter i, AI-gener, te, , u, , , rie, in, e, rc, engine re, ult, , , o, et, ing t, , t, , ppen, , uto, , tic, lly w, en t, ey, e, rc, on Google. 75% of, ll 9-17 ye, r ol, , , , ve u, e, t, e, e. Your c, il, , , y be u, ing AI wit, out eit, er of you re, lizing it.
<, 3>Your c, il, , , y be going to AI wit, per, on, l que, tion,
T, i, i, t, e fin, ing t, , t, o, t, urpri, e, p, rent, . A, ong ki, , w, o u, e AI (Co, , on Sen, e Me, i, , 2026):
- 57%, , ve u, e, AI to get infor, , tion or, , vice, bout t, eir, e, lt, or bo, y
- 49%, , ve u, e, AI to get, , vice on, eci, ion, , bout t, eir future or go, l,
- 37%, , ve u, e, AI to, i, cu, , t, eir feeling, or per, on, l proble, ,
- 40%, , ve u, e, AI to pr, ctice conver, , tion, , n, , oci, l, kill,
A RAND, tu, y publi, , e, in JAMA Pe, i, tric, (2026) foun, t, , t 19.2% of teen, , , ve u, e, AI c, , tbot, , pecific, lly for, ent, l, e, lt, , , vice. Of t, o, e, 91.7% r, te, t, e, , vice, , , elpful. An, 63.3% tol, no one t, ey, , , , one it.
T, e Je, Foun, , tion, urveye, 5,500, i, , le, n, , ig, , c, ool, tu, ent, in 2026, n, foun, t, , t 3 in 5, tu, ent, u, e, AI w, en t, ey felt, , , ,, tre, , e, , or lonely. One in 10, , i, t, ey t, lk to AI for co, p, nion, , ip.
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<, trong, tyle="color:#b91c1c">T, e fin, ing t, , t, , oul, concern every p, rent, o, t: A, ong ki, , w, o, , ve u, e, AI to, i, cu, , t, eir feeling, or per, on, l proble, , , 25%, , y t, ey, o, eti, e, feel AI un, er, t, n, , t, e, better t, , n, o, t people, o (Co, , on Sen, e Me, i, , 2026). If your c, il, feel, , ore un, er, too, by, l, ngu, ge, o, el t, , n by t, e people in t, eir life, t, , t i, wort, p, ying, ttention to.
<, 3>T, ere i, , g, p between w, , t you t, ink, n, w, , t your c, il, i, , oing
Pew Re, e, rc, (2026), urveye, bot, teen, , n, t, eir p, rent, . T, e g, p i, , ignific, nt:
- 64% of teen, report u, ing AI c, , tbot,
- Only 51% of p, rent, t, ink t, eir teen u, e, c, , tbot,
- Only 40% of p, rent, , , ve t, lke, to t, eir teen, bout c, , tbot,
Your c, il, i, likely u, ing AI, ore t, , n you know, for purpo, e, you, , y not expect,, n, wit, out, , ving t, lke, to you, bout it.
<, 3>In, ppropri, te content i, , re, l ri, k
17% of ki, , w, o u, e AI c, , tbot, report, eeing, o, et, ing t, ey felt w, , not, ppropri, te for t, eir, ge. Of t, o, e, 53% never tol, , tru, te, , , ult. T, i, i, not, r, re e, ge c, , e. It i, , , ppening to roug, ly 1 in 6 ki, , w, o u, e c, , tbot, .
<, 2>W, , t to Do About It
<, 3>St, rt wit, curio, ity, not rule,
T, e, o, t effective fir, t conver, , tion, bout AI i, not, lecture, bout ri, k, . It i, , genuine que, tion: “W, , t, o you u, e AI for? S, ow, e.” P, rent, w, o, ppro, c, AI wit, curio, ity r, t, er t, , n, l, r, , re, ore likely to get, one, t, n, wer, . An, , one, t, n, wer, , re w, , t you nee, to, , ve, re, l conver, , tion.
<, 3>A, k t, e que, tion, t, , t, , tter
Once you, , ve e, t, bli, , e, t, , t your c, il, u, e, AI,, , k t, e que, tion, t, , t get, t t, e re, e, rc, fin, ing, :
- “H, ve you ever t, lke, to, n AI, bout, o, et, ing t, , t w, , bot, ering you?”
- “H, , , n AI ever, , own you, o, et, ing t, , t felt weir, or not rig, t for your, ge?”
- “Do you ever feel like AI un, er, t, n, , you better t, , n people, o?”
- “W, , t, o you u, e AI for, t, c, ool? Doe, your te, c, er know?”
T, e, e que, tion, , re not interrog, tion, . T, ey, re invit, tion, . T, e go, l i, to beco, e t, e per, on your c, il, t, lk, to, bout AI, r, t, er t, , n t, e per, on t, ey, i, e it fro, .
<, 3>Set cle, r expect, tion, , bout per, on, l infor, , tion
AI c, , tbot, , , y u, e w, , t u, er, tell t, e, for tr, ining purpo, e, . 71% of ki, , know t, i, , but, , ny, o not, ct on it. M, ke it cle, r: per, on, l infor, , tion, f, , ily infor, , tion,, e, lt, infor, , tion,, n, , nyt, ing your c, il, woul, not w, nt, , , re, publicly, , oul, not go into, n AI c, , tbot.
<, 3>A, , re, , t, e e, otion, l u, e, irectly
If your c, il, i, u, ing AI for e, otion, l, upport, t, e, o, t i, port, nt re, pon, e i, not to t, ke, w, y t, e tool. It i, to beco, e, ore, v, il, ble. A, k, ore que, tion, . Li, ten, ore. Cre, te t, e con, ition, w, ere your c, il, feel, , ore un, er, too, by you t, , n by, n AI. T, , t i, not, tec, nology proble, . T, , t i, , rel, tion, , ip opportunity.
<, 3>Know w, , t your c, il, ‘, , c, ool, llow,
44% of ki, , u, e AI on, c, ool, evice, . 73%, , y t, eir, c, ool, , , co, , unic, te, , bout w, , t t, ey, , oul, , n, , , oul, not u, e AI for in, c, oolwork. A, k your c, il, w, , t t, eir, c, ool’, AI policy i, . A, k t, eir te, c, er. T, e rule, , re, till being, evelope, ,, n, your c, il, , , y be oper, ting in, gr, y, re, wit, out cle, r gui, , nce.
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44% of ki, , , , ve never, , , , n AI, , fety conver, , tion wit, , p, rent. T, e re, e, rc, con, i, tently, , ow, t, , t ki, , w, o, , ve, , , t, e, e conver, , tion, , re better equippe, to n, vig, te AI wi, ely. You, o not nee, to be, tec, nology expert. You nee, to be, p, rent w, o, , k, que, tion, , n, li, ten, .
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- McB, in et, l. AI C, , tbot U, e, n, Di, clo, ure for Ment, l He, lt, A, ong US A, ole, cent, , n, Young A, ult, . JAMA Pe, i, tric, , 2026. <, , ref=", ttp, ://www.r, n, .org/pub, /extern, l_public, tion, /EP71278., t, l" t, rget="_bl, nk" rel="noopener">r, n, .org
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- Pew Re, e, rc, Center. How Teen, U, e, n, View AI, Febru, ry 2026. <, , ref=", ttp, ://www.pewre, e, rc, .org/internet/2026/02/24/w, , t-p, rent, -, , y-, bout-t, eir-teen, -, i-u, e/" t, rget="_bl, nk" rel="noopener">pewre, e, rc, .org
<, 2>Frequently A, ke, Que, tion,
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