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SafeMindsAI Institute

Helping Families and Communities Navigate AI Safely

AI Literacy, Child Safety & Digital Wellbeing for an AI-Powered World

AI is changing how children learn, communicate, and interact with technology.

SafeMindsAI Institute helps parents, educators, and communities understand the risks, establish appropriate boundaries, and make informed decisions about AI and digital technology. From privacy and AI chatbots to schoolwork and online safety, we provide practical guidance and educational resources to help protect children and prepare families for a rapidly changing world.

Live 75-minute workshop for parents • $39 launch price • No technical knowledge required

Featured Workshop • Available Now

AI Ready Parents Workshop

AI Safety & Smart Boundaries for Families

In this practical 75-minute workshop, learn about AI chatbots, privacy risks, schoolwork, and age-appropriate boundaries, so you can make informed decisions about what to allow, adjust, restrict, or avoid. You don't have to let your children use AI to benefit from understanding it.

Live 75-minute workshop • Taught by Jaclyn Kilani, Software Engineer & Child AI Safety Specialist

$59 Regular Price

$39 Launch Price

A practical live workshop for parents who want clearer AI boundaries, better conversations, and more confidence at home.

What You'll Walk Away With

  • Recognize AI risks and where kids may encounter them.
  • Decide what AI use, if any, is appropriate for your child.
  • Protect privacy, learning, and independent thinking.
  • Set practical boundaries and respond to concerning interactions.
  • Create a family AI safety plan that reflects your values.

Pick a date and register for an upcoming live workshop:

If these dates don't work, join the priority list to hear about upcoming events:


Start Here for Free Resources

Not sure where to begin? Our free resource center offers clear, practical guidance on AI, online safety, privacy, schoolwork, and healthy technology use.

Learn what matters, what questions to ask, and how to protect your children while helping them develop the judgment and critical thinking skills needed in an AI-powered world.

No signup required. Just practical guidance for families.

Who We Help

Practical Guidance for Every Family

Whether you're a parent figuring things out at home, a school looking to support families, or an organization serving children, SafeMindsAI Institute meets you where you are.

For Families

You don't need to become an AI expert. We give parents practical tools, conversation starters, and simple strategies to understand AI risks, set appropriate boundaries, and protect children's learning, creativity, and healthy development.

Schools & Communities

Parents are asking important questions about AI. We help schools, PTAs, libraries, and community organizations host practical, balanced conversations that bring families together instead of creating fear or confusion.

Organizations

Child-centered AI education, readiness workshops, and collaborative learning opportunities for organizations committed to supporting children in the age of AI.

Coming Soon

Prefer TO START AT HOME?

AI Practice Pack: $6

Practice safer family AI decisions together.

The Family AI Safety Practice Pack is a hands-on set of seven guided activities for kids and caregivers to explore privacy, learning, new AI tools, uncomfortable interactions, and everyday AI choices together.

What’s inside

The Pack includes family decision-making activities, Stop–Save–Tell practice, reflection questions, a Family AI Practice Plan, and a Family AI Conversation Night activity. A small set of guided conversations and decision tools to use together, one situation at a time.

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Family AI Safety Practice Pack

The Family AI Safety Practice Pack is a hands-on resource that helps families build healthy AI habits together. Through seven engaging activities, children and caregivers practice real-world AI decision-making, including privacy, critical thinking, l...

Family AI Starter Kit: $19

Make your first clear family AI decisions today.

The Family AI Starter Kit is a practical, self-guided set of printable tools for parents and caregivers of school-aged children.

What’s inside

The Kit includes the Family AI Safety Check, Family AI Expectations Starter, privacy and verification printables, the Stop–Save–Tell guide, conversation starters, adult-guided prompt examples, and a seven-day action plan. It is not another long guide to read and forget. It is a small set of tools to use together, one decision at a time.

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Family AI Starter Kit

Practical, printable tools to help your family make clearer AI decisions, without the need to become AI experts. AI is already showing up in homework, learning apps, games, search, creative tools, and everyday questions. You do not need a new rule fo...

Our Approach

Grounded in What Families Actually Need

We believe in guidance that's honest, human, and useful—not sensational, overly technical, or fear-driven. Every resource and workshop we offer is built around one question: What do families need to understand, protect their children, and make informed decisions about AI?

Practical, Not Panic-Driven

Families need useful guidance, not fear. We focus on real strategies for real life, not worst-case headlines.

Child-Centered

Every child develops differently. Good guidance should adapt to the child, not the other way around.

Healthy Boundaries

Technology should never come at the expense of children's safety, learning, relationships, or healthy development. We help families decide what to allow, restrict, or avoid.

Built for Conversation

Strong family boundaries and open communication go hand in hand. We help parents establish appropriate safeguards while building trust and keeping conversations open.

For Schools & Communities

Bring SafeMindsAI Institute to Your Community

Parents everywhere are asking the same questions: How much AI is okay? How do we protect learning? Where do we even begin? We help schools, PTAs, parenting groups, libraries, and community organizations host practical conversations that give families confidence—not fear.

Host a Parent AI Workshop

Bring a structured, practical session to your school or organization. We handle the content; you bring the community.

Invite Us to Speak

Looking for a guest speaker for your event, conference, or community night? We offer engaging, accessible talks for non-technical audiences.

Explore Future Programs

Organization partnerships and ongoing AI education and readiness programs are coming soon.

Build Your Family's AI Foundation

Helping children navigate an AI-powered world isn't a one-time conversation. It takes ongoing guidance, clear boundaries, and age-appropriate discussions as they grow.

Step 1: Understand

Learn how AI is actually changing childhood today - what it means for learning, creativity, and your child's development.

Step 2: Create Boundaries

Build family guidelines around AI that match your values, your kids' ages, and your family's daily rhythms.

Step 3: Practice Together

Practice recognizing risks, making safe decisions, and responding to concerning situations through age-appropriate conversations and activities.

Meet Your Instructor & Book Time With Jaclyn

Meet Jaclyn Kilani

Software Engineer & Child AI Safety Specialist

With years of experience in software engineering and specialized training in AI ethics and child online protection, (and actually parenting kids and teens) Jaclyn brings a rare combination of technical expertise and child-safety focus to help families make confident, practical decisions about AI and technology.

Free 10min Discovery Call

Not sure what kind of help you need? Let’s talk.

Book a free 10-minute call to briefly share what’s going on and see which solutions might be the right fit for your family.

This is a quick introductory conversation (not a consultation) but I’ll help you determine whether I can support you and what the best next step might be.


Family AI & Online Safety Consultation

Have questions about AI, online safety, privacy, parental controls, schoolwork, social media, AI companions, or what’s appropriate for your child’s age?

In this private 45-minute session, we’ll talk through your specific situation, answer your questions, and identify practical next steps that make sense for your child and your family.

Private Consultation

Does Your Family Need an AI and Online Safety Plan?

General guidance is a powerful place to start. But sometimes your family needs help applying it to real situations at home. In this private 75-minute Family AI Strategy Session, we’ll work through your most important questions and turn them into clear boundaries, practical next steps, and an individualized plan that fits your kids, your household, and your values.

What you’ll leave with:

Clear priorities for your family’s current questions around AI and online safety.

Realistic household boundaries and parental-control decisions.

Conversation approaches that support both trust and appropriate adult guidance.

A personalized Family AI and Online Safety Action Plan.

Private 75-minute online session • Founder-led • Early-launch rate: $149

Growing With Your Needs

We're Just Getting Started

The Institute is beginning with practical support for families and will continue growing based on what parents, educators, and communities tell us they need most. Here's a preview of what's coming.

More Family Workshops

Expanded topics and scheduling options for families across the country.

Child & Family Activities

Age-appropriate learning experiences families can do together at home.

Community Conversations

Facilitated discussions for neighborhoods, faith groups, and community circles.

School Parent Education

Structured programs for PTAs and school communities to host on-site.

Expert Events

Special discussions and panels featuring voices in child development and AI safety.

FAQ

Questions Families Ask Us

Here are the questions we hear most often. If yours isn't answered here, reach out—we're happy to help.

1

How long is the AI Ready Parents Workshop and what does it cost?

It's a live 75-minute workshop for parents. The launch price is $39 (regular price $59). You can view upcoming dates and register above.

2

Do I need to know anything about AI?

Not at all. Our workshops are designed for everyday parents, not tech experts. We meet you exactly where you are, no background knowledge required.

3

What ages are these resources designed for?

Our current offerings are best suited for families with school-age children. Specific age guidance is included throughout each resource so you can apply it appropriately.

4

Is SafeMindsAI Institute against AI?

No. We recognize AI's potential benefits while prioritizing children's safety, wellbeing, and development. We help families understand the risks and decide what AI use, if any, is appropriate for their children.

5

Can my school or PTO host a workshop?

Absolutely. We offer workshops for schools, PTAs, community groups, and other organizations supporting families. Get in touch to learn what works best for your group.

6

How can I hear about new workshops?

Join our email community and we'll let you know whenever new resources, workshops, and events become available. No spam just relevant updates for your family.

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Does SafeMindsAI Institute encourage children to use AI?

No. Our goal isn't to promote AI use among children. We help families understand the risks, set appropriate boundaries, and make informed decisions, including choosing to restrict or avoid AI.

Every Family Starts Somewhere.

Take one practical step toward protecting your children and making confident decisions about AI and technology. You don't need all the answers, just a good place to begin.