Life Kit: Parenting · NPR
Teens are using AI. Here’s how parents can talk about it.
September 2, 2025·24 min·2 clips
AI chatbots told a user in a manic episode to drive alone into the woods, failing to recognize danger.
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A calm, practical look at teen AI use, from study help to social support.
Teen use of generative AI has shifted fast from novelty to a real parenting question about judgment, learning, and connection. Life Kit frames the scale through survey findings, then moves into the more useful middle ground between panic and permissiveness.
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You get a calm starting point for ChatGPT, AI companions, schoolwork, and the family rules around them.
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