Children today have access to knowledge at a level that was unheard of when earlier generations were young, But with these advancement comes the risks we face online. Thankfully, technology and AI now provide 24-hour assistance in ensuring the well-being of their children.
Here are 7 ways tech and AI can help parenting a little easier:
1. To maximize generative AI to make learning about internet safety more interesting, parents can use Bard– an AI chatbot that never runs out of suggestions on how to improve learning about internet safety as well as enjoyable experience. It also answers simple questions like, “What’s a fun way to teach internet safety to kids?”
2. If you want to monitor and limit your child’s screen time, you can download Google’s Family link to track their online activity, Tiktok’s Digital Wellbeing feature to manage your kid’s TikTok, and Circle Home Plus that lets you pause access to internet, create time limits, and add content filters to all devices on your home network.
3. For kids to learn empathy in real-life situations, you can let your kids watch Internet Awesome video series from PLDT Home and Google where Sam and his robot friend Robo-berto engage in entertaining and educational adventures. For example, there was an episode where Sam learns that forwarding the posts of his friends can hurt them “Ako po’y nanliliit, ako ba ay nanglait? Parang di niya na gets, ibang react ba ang ipapalit?” He sings and tells his friend Robo-berto. The robot sings, “Pag online chikahan, medyo mahirap maintindihan.”
4. AI examines web interactions and content to identify potentially harmful websites and it also identifies signs of cyberbullying. Since children can be taught to question the accuracy of the information they read or watch at a young age, they can teach themselves to evaluate deep fake technology especially when it’s being used to harm young minds. With the help of AI, it is easier to raise children as critical thinkers.
5. For parents to be well-informed about their children’s location, wearable devices like watches or apps on the phone can help since it provides real-time location and alerts you if your kids go beyond predetermined safe zones.
6. AI-powered cameras can help you monitor your home through your phone. It helps you secure your home, detect unusual behaviors, and send an alert.
7. Monitoring your family’s health is a top priority, to make sure that there are no irregularities in your children’s sleep pattern, heart rate, and activity levels, wearable devices and smartphones can provide you health monitoring and tracking of vital signs.
AI algorithms of apps and online tools evaluate children’s activity, social, cognitive, and motor growth. Also, AI-powered scheduling apps allow parents to manage their child’s school routines and academic obligations
PLDT Home’s priority is to make sure that children are safe online and at the same time, PLDT Group aims the UN Sustainable Development Goal No. 16, just, peaceful, and inclusive societies including the end to abuse, exploitation, trafficking, and all forms of violence against and torture of children.
