ChatGPT is becoming part of everyday life for teenagers. Students can use it to understand a difficult math problem, prepare for an exam, brainstorm a story, practice another language, organize a study schedule, or simply ask a question they don’t know how to answer. And in 2026, this matters particularly for Gen Alpha. Using the…
AI is no longer something Gen Alpha only uses to answer questions or get help with homework. It can now talk back, remember conversations, tell jokes, role-play characters, give advice, and sometimes even feel like a friend. These systems are known as AI companions. For Gen Alpha—the first generation growing up with conversational AI as…
If your child suddenly says “six-seven” for no obvious reason, you are not missing part of the conversation. That confusion is actually part of the joke. 67, pronounced “six-seven” rather than “sixty-seven,” became one of the strangest pieces of Gen Alpha slang to spread through social media, basketball videos, memes, and school hallways. But what…
If your child says something is “mid,” tells you to “lock in,” or suddenly shouts “six-seven,” you may wonder if you missed an entire language lesson. You are not alone. Gen Alpha slang changes incredibly fast. A word can start in a gaming community, appear in a TikTok or YouTube video, spread through school hallways,…
YouTube Kids offers children a simpler and more restricted viewing experience than the regular YouTube platform. It includes age-based content settings, search controls, blocking, reporting, viewing timers and an option that allows parents to approve content themselves. However, the word “Kids” does not mean that every video is personally checked by a human or guaranteed…
Roblox can be enjoyable and creative for children, but it is not automatically safe simply because its colourful characters look child-friendly. The platform contains millions of user-created games—known on Roblox as experiences. Children can play, create, communicate with other users and purchase virtual items using Robux. This variety is part of Roblox’s appeal, but it…
Artificial intelligence can help students understand difficult lessons, practise reading, create revision questions and organize their studies. However, not every popular AI tool was designed with children, education or student privacy in mind. So, which are the best safe AI tools for students? The most suitable tools provide age-appropriate access, clear privacy information, educational guidance…
ChatGPT can explain difficult concepts, create practice questions, provide feedback and help students organize their ideas. However, it can also produce incorrect answers, invent sources and make it easy for children to submit work they did not create or understand. So, should children use ChatGPT for homework? Children who meet ChatGPT’s age requirements may use…
Artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday life. It helps recommend videos, answer questions, translate languages, recognize faces, generate images and support learning. Children may use AI without realizing that a system is making decisions behind the screen. Being able to operate an AI tool is useful, but it is not enough. People also need…
Parents often ask, “How much screen time should children have by age?” The simple answer is that younger children generally need tighter limits, while older children require flexible boundaries based on what they are doing and whether screens are replacing sleep, learning, exercise or relationships. For babies and young children, international health guidance provides clearer…
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