“How to talk to your children about AI chatbots and their safety,” Politifact, by Madison Czopek, December 19, 2025:
https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/dec/19/AI-chatbots-companions-talk-to-kids-parent-guide
Parents should think of AI tools in the same vein as smartphones, tablets and the internet. Some use is okay, but users need boundaries, said Şerife Tekin, a philosophy and bioethics professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
“One key message to convey: Feeling understood by a system doesn’t mean it understands you,” Tekin said. “Children are capable of grasping this distinction when it’s explained respectfully.”