Your Family AI Plan.

Build it together — that's the whole point.

The best AI plan isn't one you impose on your kids. It's one you build with them. When kids co-create the rules, they're invested in following them. When rules come from on high with no input, they find workarounds.

Sit down as a family and work through these five areas together:

1. Which tools are approved? List the AI tools each family member can use. Be specific by age.
2. Where and when? Common spaces? Own rooms? Before homework is done? After?
3. Homework rules. The 3-step flow: attempt, assist, redo. No exceptions.
4. Privacy boundaries. What never goes into AI: names, addresses, photos, school info.
5. The open door. If AI generates something confusing, scary, or weird — come talk. No punishment, ever.

Rules that grow with your kids.

Your plan should have different tiers. Here's a starting framework you can customize:

Ages 5-8: AI use only with a parent present. Kid-specific tools only (reading apps, drawing tools). No chatbots. Maximum 20-30 minutes per session.

Ages 9-12: Approved tools can be used independently. Chatbots with parent account, supervised initially, then spot-checked. Homework flow always applies. Monthly review of chat history together.

Ages 13-15: Own accounts on approved platforms. Privacy settings configured by parent. Homework disclosure required. Quarterly check-ins replace monthly reviews.

Ages 16-17: Full autonomy with agreed boundaries. Ongoing conversation replaces formal reviews. Parent available as advisor, not gatekeeper. Trust is earned and maintained.