Starting 24 May 2026

For Parents:

• Create a "Waiting Kit": keep a dedicated small bag with offline activities, a notepad, sticker book, or card game, ready for any unexpected delay, not just at airports.
• Use a Transition Warning: before bedtime room time begins, give children a 5-minute heads-up. This reduces resistance and helps children self-regulate the transition.
• Model Calm Publicly: children mirror parental emotional states. Taking three slow breaths visibly in a stressful moment teaches children a powerful lifelong coping tool.
• Ask About AI at School: regularly ask your child what digital tools they use in class. Open curiosity, not alarm, helps children feel safe sharing their school experiences with you.
• Set a Family Screen Agreement: as a family, co-create a simple set of rules about when and how devices are used at home, reinforcing the boundaries schools are working to establish.

For Teachers:

• Design AI Transparency Tasks: assign activities where students must explain how they used an AI tool and what they personally added, building critical reflection alongside digital literacy.
• Communicate Technology Policy Clearly: send a brief monthly note home about what digital tools are being used in class, so families can reinforce consistent expectations at home.
• Protect Circle Time: reserve at least one fully device-free discussion period each day. Face-to-face conversation skills are increasingly rare and must be deliberately cultivated.
• Build Your Own AI Literacy: invest 15 minutes a week exploring one new classroom-relevant AI tool yourself before introducing it to students, confidence reduces classroom confusion.
• Celebrate Emotional Courage: acknowledge students who ask hard questions or admit they're struggling. In an age of automated answers, nurturing genuine curiosity is your greatest professional superpower.