
Making Parenting in a Digital World Easier
Fighting fire with fire, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation has just launched a new AI platform designed to help families navigate today’s digital landscape by bringing parents together with the most trusted resources out there. Their Parent Center chat box can help with questions such as: Can you provide steps for implementing parental controls while setting up a new iPhone for a teen? My child is currently being extorted by a sexual predator on Roblox. He’s threatening to release sexual images of my kid. What should I do? My 8-year-old has access to our family’s tablet. Even with heavy restrictions, I’m worried he will come across dangerous content. How do I begin a conversation with a kid so young about the harms of pornography? Any question you have about child online safety, you can ask the Parent Center AI tool. “We’ve received assurances that the NCOSE team has worked very hard to make the tool safe for all visitors, and they’ve made it without using a “companion AI” avatar–something we caution parents to avoid. AI is a tool–it’s not our friend.”