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Raise kids who can think clearly in an AI world

Practical frameworks to help your children use AI without becoming dependent on it—curious, confident, and ready for anything.

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From a father of two boys (ages 13 & 6) navigating this together

The Parent's Dilemma

AI is here. Schools aren't ready. What do we do?

Your kids can now get instant answers to any question, essays written in seconds, and homework "help" that does everything for them.

The promise is incredible—AI could unleash creativity like never before. But the risk is real: cognitive erosion, learned helplessness, and kids who can't think without a chatbot.

The schools are still figuring it out. You can't wait.

"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."
— Plutarch
The core framework

The 80% Rule

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Write First

Your child writes 80% of their work themselves—struggling, thinking, creating.

2

AI Critiques

Then they ask AI for feedback, not answers. "What's weak here? What am I missing?"

3

They Improve

They revise based on feedback. The thinking stays theirs. The growth is real.

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Not sure where to begin?

Start based on your child's age

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Ages 6-9

Building foundations. Minimal AI, maximum imagination.

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Ages 10-12

Learning to research. AI as a thinking partner.

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Ages 13+

Critical thinking. AI as debate partner & bias detector.

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Practical tools

AI Activities That Build Thinking

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Ages 8+

Curiosity Deep Dives

Turn any topic into an exploration by asking AI the questions nobody else thinks to ask.

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Ages 10+

Explain It Differently

Deepen understanding by having AI explain the same concept five different ways.

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Ages 11+

Social Skills Simulator

Practice difficult conversations in a safe space before the real thing.

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Hi, I'm Rajat

Father of two. Figuring this out alongside you.

I have two boys—one is 13, deep in the AI homework era, and one is 6, still building his foundation. Every framework I share here, I'm testing at home first.

I wrote The Kind Machine: Raising Kids Who Can Think in the Age of AI because I couldn't find the guide I needed. So I built it.

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