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Parent communities

We show who runs or funds each group, so you can decide who to trust.

CommunityTypeWhat it offersRun / funded by
National PTA: PTA Connected[1]Local, school-basedScreen Smart workshops on supervision tools and screen time, run with Meta.Run by National PTA with Meta
Children and Screens[2]OnlineFree #AskTheExperts webinars and research guides.Nonprofit institute
Common Sense Media[3]Online & schoolsFamily resources, AI ratings and school programs.Nonprofit
ParentsSOS[4]AdvocacyParents campaigning for online safety laws.Parent-led nonprofit
Fairplay[5]AdvocacyPushes back on manipulative tech aimed at kids.Nonprofit
Your local PTA or school districtLocalMany host free family tech nights. Ask your school.Varies

Why funding matters: the Parents & Kids Safe AI Coalition, for example, is funded by OpenAI, and some child-safety groups withdrew after learning that (Wikipedia[6]). Want the wider AI safety field? AISafety.com[7] lists 256 communities, mostly for researchers and policy professionals rather than parents.

Free trainings calendar

Updated monthly. Times shown in Pacific Time.

WhenTrainingHostNotes
All of October 2026Cybersecurity Awareness MonthVariousGreat time to set up your family safe word.
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 9am PT“Who Is the ‘Real Me’? How Online Life Influences Youth Identity Development”Children and Screens[2]#AskTheExperts webinar covering AI, mental health and social media.
Tue, Feb 9, 2027Safer Internet DayGlobal, with U.S. events (date)[8]Many free family events around this date.
Recurring“How AI is influencing new online risks for children”eSafety Commissioner (Australia)[9]Free online webinars on Australian time; next dates not yet posted.

Learn any time (on demand)

AI Literacy Toolkit for Families

From Common Sense and Day of AI[10].

Youth and Generative AI guide

From Children and Screens[11].

AI Fluency: the 4D Framework

Online lesson from Anthropic, maker of Claude[12].

Secure the Family

Four AI scam conversations from SANS[13].

Day of AI family resources

Activities for families[14].

Screenagers podcast

Short episodes for the commute[15].

References

AI-OK? summarizes these sources in our own words and links to the originals. Short quotes are marked with quotation marks, and some titles are described in [brackets]. All credit for original research and guidance belongs to the authors below.

  1. National PTA. Screen Smart, PTA Connected. https://www.pta.org/home/programs/connected/screen-smart. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  2. Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development. #AskTheExperts webinars. https://www.childrenandscreens.org/. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  3. Common Sense Media. AI (ratings and resources hub). https://www.commonsense.org/ai. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  4. Parents for Safe Online Spaces (ParentsSOS). https://www.parentssos.org/. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  5. Fairplay. https://fairplayforkids.org/. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  6. Wikipedia. Parents & Kids Safe AI Coalition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parents_%26_Kids_Safe_AI_Coalition. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  7. AISafety.com. Communities. https://aisafety.com/communities. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  8. WikiDates. Safer Internet Day 2027. https://www.wikidates.org/holiday/safer-internet-day_470.html. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  9. eSafety Commissioner (Australia). Webinars for parents and carers. https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/webinars. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  10. Common Sense Education & Day of AI. AI literacy toolkit for families. https://www.commonsense.org/education/families-ai-literacy-toolkit. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  11. Children and Screens. Youth and generative AI: A guide for parents and educators. https://www.childrenandscreens.org/learn-explore/research/youth-and-generative-ai-a-guide-for-parents-and-educators/. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  12. Anthropic. AI fluency: Framework & foundations. The 4D framework. Claude Academy. https://academy.claude.com/courses/ai-fluency-framework-foundations/the-4d-framework. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  13. SANS Institute. Secure the family: 4 AI scam conversations for parents. https://www.sans.org/go/secure-the-family. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  14. Day of AI. Family resources. https://dayofai.org/family-resources. Accessed October 4, 2026.
  15. Screenagers. Parenting in the screen age podcast. https://www.screenagersmovie.com/screenagers-podcast. Accessed October 4, 2026.