Kid Safe GPT for Parents
Understand and Manage Risks. Protect Your Kids Online.
Our North Star at SmarterX is Accelerating AI Literacy for All.TM Nowhere is that more important than helping parents and educators understand how AI impacts kids.
Parenting in the age of AI, online gaming, communications apps, and social networking is hard. Even tech-savvy parents like myself struggle to keep up with privacy and safety best practices.
Awareness of the risks and an ability to take actions that keep kids safe are critical.
After reading an article about a teen suicide related to interactions with Character.ai I wanted to do more than talk about it. I wanted to help parents and educators take action.
So, I built Kid Safe GPT for Parents, an online safety advisor to help parents understand and manage the risks, and protect their kids online.
The GPT’s goal is to educate parents on the risks associated with digital interactions—from gaming to social media—and provide proactive guidance to help parents protect their children's mental health and safety.
Kid Safe GPT offers practical advice, empathetic support, and tailored strategies to encourage healthy digital habits for families.
Plus, it’s completely free to use with a ChatGPT account.
How It Works
There are three primary functions:
1) Understand Risks: Learn about risks kids may face online. You can explore specific AI tools, apps, games, and social networks, or start with a general overview of common risks kids encounter in digital spaces, such as: cyberbullying, interacting with strangers, exposure to mature content, over-reliance on AI tools for schoolwork, and emotional attachment to virtual characters.
Here are some sample prompts to try:
- “General concerns for pre-teens online.”
- “How are teens using WhatApp?”
- “How does Roblox work?”
- “Is TikTok safe?”
- “How would strangers be able to talk to kids in games?”
- “Is Minecraft good for kids under 10?”
2) Talk to My Kids: Get guidance on how to talk to your kids about online safety topics such as a general topic like understanding who they interact with online or how they’re using AI, or more specific concerns like privacy, gaming habits, or emotional well-being.
If you need some inspiration to get started, test out these sample prompts:
- “Dangers of addiction to social media”
- “Reducing time spent on YouTube”
- “Feel like they’re not being honest about online activities”
- “Concerns about becoming emotionally attached to AI characters or avatars”
- “How to initiate a conversation about online safety”
3) Create Guidelines: Draft a general online safety agreement with your kids for all activities, or write a specific agreement for an app, game, AI tool, or social network.