​Are you wondering what your kids are actually doing on their screens late at night? From AI homework helpers and custom chatbots to virtual best friends, Artificial Intelligence isn't just coming, it’s already becoming a central part of your preteen or teen’s daily life. While the tech world moves at lightning speed, parents are often left holding the manual, trying to figure out where the guardrails are.

​Join us for a 1.5-hour interactive virtual workshop designed specifically for parents of preteens and teens. We will strip away the technical jargon and give you the practical, real-world tools you need to guide your child through this new digital frontier.

​What We Will Cover:

• ​AI 101 for Parents: What AI actually is (and isn't) and the surprising reasons why young people are flocking to it for connection, creativity, and productivity.

• ​The AI Landscape in Teen Life: How AI is silently integrating into their world, from Snapchat's My AI and TikTok filters to AI-driven study tools and gaming.

• ​The Rise of "Parasocial" Relationships: How to spot the subtle market trends and platform features designed to make kids form deep, one-sided emotional bonds with AI companions.

• ​The Parent Framework: Questions to consider to plan a strategy around what to say and do when you encounter sticky scenarios (e.g., discovering your child is relying on an AI for mental health advice or catching them using AI to cheat on an assignment).

​What You'll Walk Away With:

• ​Confidence to talk about AI with your kids without sounding out of touch.

• ​A "Red Flag" Checklist to identify unhealthy digital attachments.

• ​Actionable boundaries that protect your child's emotional well-being while still allowing them to learn and explore.

​Event Details: 📅 Date: Wednesday, July 29 ⏰ Time: 3:30-5pm PT 📍 Location: Virtual Link Provided Upon Registration 👥 Who Should Attend: Parents, guardians, and educators of kids ages 9–18.

​No prior tech knowledge required. Bring your coffee, your questions, and your real-life parenting worries—let's figure this out together.

​All proceeds go to The Blessed Mother Family Foundation, a non-profit on a mission to raise awareness about the dangers of AI companion chatbots and online addiction, focusing on educating children, families, educators, and government leaders.

​Your panelists:

​Sonia

​Dr. Sonia Tiwari is a children’s media researcher exploring the design and psychology of fictional characters and their impact on children’s learning experiences. Her research on ethical design of AI characters for education has been presented at UC Berkeley, Stanford, Harvard, UPenn, National Geographic Society, EveryoneAI, KidsAI, and UNICEF Communities of Practice, among other venues. Her research exploring the impact of AI on children’s creativity was awarded Outstanding Design Case by American Educational Research Association. As the Director of Research at Oki Pie Lab, she leads rapid research and development based on character-themed art workshops.

​Chay

​Chay Tanchanco, LMFT has been a therapist since 2019 and has worked in various school systems for over 10 years prior to licensure. Her Masters thesis focused on assisting youth to pair digital knowledge and ethics, also known as “digital citizenship”, with socio-emotional learning. She founded Reconnected Mental Health, her private practice and educational platform, from a passion for both technology and wellbeing. It is focused on the givers who often become professionals who are overwhelmed and overworked, hoping to reconnect with their communities and their confidence. She is an expert on anxiety, burnout, & social media and technology’s effects on mental health. She blends ACT and IFS Level 1 Training with behavioral, decolonized, and psychodynamic frameworks. She is a proud Filipina-American provider who can honor the lived experience of 2nd generation immigrants, especially high-achievers. She emphasizes in her work that she and her clients co-create how to rebalance their lives.

​Elaine

​Elaine Chung is an organizational strategist who solves the people-side of AI implementation through strategic play and organizational alignment. From early-stage startups to Fortune 500 giants, she helps teams identify the difference between unnecessary drag that stalls and the healthy friction that sharpens team performance. A guest lecturer at UC Berkeley, author of The Illusion of Authenticity, and board member for the National Institute for Play, Elaine is focused on keeping the human at the center of work and life. Elaine holds degrees from Duke University and the University of Southern California and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a mother of three, she looks at the intersection of parenting and AI, using her own family’s adventures as daily proof that play is our greatest tool for navigating change.