Posts by Ryan
How AI Will Affect Your Job and Your Kids’ Future
This week, I was reading an article about a study on which jobs are likely to be affected the most and the least by AI. I encourage people to pay attention to that kind of information. Not because every prediction will be perfect, but because the overall direction is becoming clearer.
Read MoreRoblox and the Reality Parents Aren’t Being Told
Why Kids Need Friction to Grow
Friction is uncomfortable, but it’s also where growth happens.
When kids practice navigating small challenges while they are young, they build the skills they will need to handle bigger challenges later in life.
Read MoreKids Once Learned About Mental Health on Social Media. Now They Can Ask AI.
When a professional explains mental health struggles, they provide context, warning signs, and clear paths to help. Parents and trusted adults can guide those conversations.
But social media often removed that guidance.
Read More“Something Big Is Happening”
This is a must read — because your job, your industry, and your future are closer to this change than you think.
Read MoreThe Emotional Support Electronic
For many students, talking to someone in class feels intimidating. Saying “hi” to someone you don’t know? Almost unthinkable. The hallway — once a place of spontaneous conversation — has become a corridor of avoidance.
Read MoreRetail Taught Us How to Hook Adults. Social Media Perfected It for Kids.
Retail taught us how to influence adults.
Social media refined it.
Our kids are growing up inside it.
When Kids Start Talking to ‘Someone’ Who Isn’t Real
Kids can have conversations that feel just like talking to someone at school, but the “person” on the other end isn’t a person at all. It’s a chatbot. Built by algorithms. Learning from what your child types. Evolving with every update.
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