It’s happening right now, isn’t it? Those questions we never expected to answer so soon. We’ve watched them grow from curious toddlers to children asking about artificial intelligence, job security, and what the world will be like when they’re our age. I’ve seen you handle these moments—your calm, thoughtful answers, how you turn fears about automation into conversations about creativity. That’s when I realized: we’re not just raising children who understand technology. We’re raising humans who will shape it.
When Questions About the Future Come Home
Remember that first time they looked at our little helper that belts out tunes while cleaning and asked, ‘Will it take my job?’ That’s what we’re navigating now—the blend of childhood wonder and adult-sized worries.
We’ve made it a habit to keep those conversations open, not perfect. We don’t pretend to know everything about the AI future, because we’re building it together.
What’s stayed with me is the quiet way you reframe their fears about technology. ‘Robots are tools,’ we remind them, ‘like the crayons you use to draw amazing pictures.’ It’s a little thing we do, but these small moments ground our children when the world feels overwhelming.
That’s how we’ve chosen to teach human values.
The Weight We Carry Together
There’s been nights when we’ve both laid awake, wondering what’s the right balance between screen time and creative play. How we both reach for the phone to check what the latest headlines say about AI in education.
In those quiet moments, we’ve developed that shared glance. You know that look we share—the one that says ‘Yeah, I’m feeling it too, but we’ve got this together’? Those moments are teaching us, aren’t they? They’re teaching us that parenting isn’t about knowing the future. It’s about staying present.
The values we establish—the importance of empathy, the curiosity about how things work, the patience to problem-solve together—these are the things no machine will ever replicate. That’s what we’re teaching them, and each other.
Our Human Strengths
What’s been beautiful to watch is how our different strengths balance each other. You’ve got this incredible ability to connect with their feelings. When a new app frustrates them, we see how you help them name their feelings—’that makes you feel nervous, doesn’t it?’—and then model how to ask for help.
And I find myself naturally teaching persistence. We’ve had our laughs about the tablet that wouldn’t charge, and our shared frustration over the Wi-Fi that’s never ready for family movie night.
But these moments? They teach them. Not just about technology. They teach resilience. We’re showing them these human strengths—creativity, collaboration, emotional intelligence—are the skills no machine can truly replace, because they’re rooted in being human together.
Growing Together
That’s what changes everything. When we’re on that coding class, not as teachers but as fellow learners. It’s not just about the technology. We’re showing them it’s okay to be uncomfortable, and how to be curious together.
Those moments when we all gather around the screen, trying to figure out why the character isn’t jumping—that’s when we learn the most. We’re teaching them to see technology as another tool, like paintbrushes or soccer balls.
But we’re also teaching them that the human connection—the way we solve problems together, the way we celebrate each other’s small victories—is what makes technology beautiful. We’re building a future where they know they can adapt and grow—and hey, we’ll be right there cheering them on every step of the way!
Source: Buffalo City strike raises fears of jobs lost to automation, Algoafm, 2025/09/23 14:42:37