72% of US teens have already used AI companions, and more than half use them regularly. A third have turned to them for social interaction and relationships: friendship, emotional support, even romance. The machines have arrived, and the ones leading this revolution are your children.

They consult bots about loneliness and anxiety, follow influencers who don't exist (synthetic ones), and get used to "frictionless relationships" with a machine that always agrees with them. We parents are still trying to understand what this even is. In one evening we'll close that gap and build a way to respond together.

Source: Common Sense Media, "Talk, Trust, and Trade-Offs" (2025), a survey of 1,060 US teens

What we'll talk about

• Teens are leading the AI revolution in our homes: what the data tells us about how teenagers around the world use AI.

• The bot has become their emotional refuge: what teens consult chatbots about, what "frictionless relationships" are, and why it should concern us.

• When your daughter follows a bot: AI influencers and synthetic media, and how to teach the difference between truth and fiction. Or, as mothers of the previous generation used to say: "If everyone jumped off a roof, would you?"

• From fragile to antifragile: a holistic model for building resilience in children and teens in the age of AI, from the book "The AI Generation: Raising Children in a World of Artificial Intelligence".

What you'll get

• Seven principles for responding to a reality in which teens talk with bots: values-based dialogue, critical thinking, resilience, listening, modeling positive use, community organizing, and coping with the lack of regulation.

• Ways to open a conversation with a teenager about the bots in their life, without a slammed door.

• A proposal for parents of the same grade to agree on shared ground rules.

My approach

I'm not here to scare anyone, or to sell technology. We don't fight AI here; we learn to harness it for our children. These are the principles behind my talks and my podcast "The AI Generation":

• Don't wrap them in cotton wool. The instinct is to protect, but that protection weakens them. The goal is antifragile (resilient) children who can cope well with the central challenge of our time.

• Connection before tools. More than any rule or app, children need an adult who truly sees them.

• Keep the "self" in front of the machine. The convenience and 24/7 availability that technology offers come at a price, and we need to recognize the boundaries between us and machines.

• From screen to creation. A child who spends all day at the computer can also develop their creativity, if we wisely guide them there.

Who is it for

• Parents of middle and high school students, at a school, a municipality or a community center.

• PTAs that want an evening everyone leaves with at least one principle to act on.

• Educators and school counselors who want to open a conversation about online safety and a shared language with parents.

Format and length

• In-person parents' evening at school: 75-90 minutes, including time for open questions.

• Zoom session: 60-75 minutes, with an active Q&A chat.

• A short preparatory meeting with the counselor or staff can be added before the evening.

• Language: English or Hebrew.

A taste of my talks

• ▶ One-minute video: what does your child share only with the chatbot? (Hebrew)

• Full recorded talk: "The AI Generation Goes on Summer Vacation", online conference of the Lokchim Achrayut nonprofit (Hebrew)

Invited by

• Lokchim Achrayut nonprofit: the talk "The AI Generation Goes on Summer Vacation" at an online parents' conference, June 2025.

• Nice Raanana: parents' evening at the Kodkoda conference, January 2026.

• Kiryat Ono Municipality: a session for a community of parents and children.

As heard on

• TV interviews

• Radio interviews

• The AI Generation podcast for parents · all episodes on YouTube (Hebrew)

• The book "The AI Generation: Raising Children in a World of Artificial Intelligence"

I'm available for questions and bookings

I'd be glad to hear about your community and tailor the session to your children's ages and to the questions on your parents' minds. Write to me directly on WhatsApp: +972-54-639-4744, or leave your details in the form at the bottom of the page.

More talks for parents

• Love in the Age of the Algorithm: Loneliness, Screens and AI

• Parents' workshop: resilience, creativity and digital safety

Frequently asked questions

Do parents need prior knowledge of AI?

No. I don't assume any prior knowledge, and I show on screen what children and teens actually encounter.

In person or on Zoom?

Both. Zoom also makes it possible to reach parent communities outside Israel and audiences that can't come to school in the evening.

In which languages?

English or Hebrew.

What does it cost?

The fee depends on the format, the number of participants and the location. Message me on WhatsApp or leave your details and I'll get back to you with a quote.