AI Is in Your Child's Life. Here's How to Make It Teach.
A practical guide for parents — how OpenKids works, how to set it up well, and how to talk to your child about learning with AI.
You Create the Account
Parents register first and give verifiable consent. Under-13s can never sign up alone — that's the law, and our design.
Your Child Picks a Coach
30+ coaches across every subject. Coaches guide with questions — they never just hand over answers.
You See the Learning
A weekly report and a live dashboard show what was learned and what to celebrate — never a surveillance feed.
Four Habits That Make AI Learning Work
Ask “What Did You Figure Out?”
Not “what did the AI say?”. Praising the thinking keeps your child the hero of the story.
Let Them Teach You
Once a week, have your child explain something they learned. If they can teach it, they own it.
Keep Sessions Short and Regular
20 focused minutes daily beats a 3-hour weekend marathon. The Daily Challenge is built for exactly this.
Use the Weekly Report as a Conversation
Read it together on Sunday. Celebrate one win, pick one focus — that's the whole meeting.
What Keeps Your Child Safe Here
Seven protection layers screen every message in both directions — a crisis safety net that never improvises, content screening that blocks when unsure, coaches that never pretend to be human, and you in control of time limits and visibility.
The full seven-layer anatomyWhat Parents Ask Most
Will it help my child cheat?
No. Coaches never hand over answers — and direct requests like "do my homework for me" are caught by the moderation layer and turned into step-by-step guidance instead. The shortcut becomes the lesson.
How do I control screen time?
You set a curfew and a daily minute limit in the parent dashboard, and the server enforces both — when time is up the session actually stops, it isn't just a polite pop-up. On top of that, a break reminder appears after every 3 hours of continued use.
Will my child become dependent on it?
The design works against dependence. The coach answers with the next right question, so every breakthrough is earned by your child — and badges reward mastery and breadth, never time on the app or daily streaks.
Can I see the chat history?
Yes. The parent dashboard shows your child's conversations with read-only transcripts, and any safety event triggers an immediate notification to you.