Raising AI-Native Kids: Strategies to Help Children Thrive Alongside AI
Yi Zhang
Jun 2027 · Sold by Simon and Schuster
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AI is already raising your child, whether you know it or not. Practical, science-backed strategies help you navigate this shift with confidence—so your child can stay deeply human and thrive alongside AI.
Artificial intelligence shapes how your child learns, how they see themselves, and who they become. However, the speed and stealth of AI deployment have outpaced our understanding of how it is shaping Gen Alpha: the two billion children worldwide who have never known a world without AI. Gen Alpha and AI expert Yi Zhang, EdD, fills that gap with a practical, compassionate framework for parenting. Drawing on developmental science, real-world observation, and hard-won insight, Zhang explains how AI enters our daily activities and how families can navigate it with confidence.
AI companions, feedback loops, and always-on tools have been reshaping children’s ability to think independently, act with discernment, regulate emotions, and manage real human relationships. With Zhang’s guidance, you will counter their influence as you:
• Set the essential guardrails your child needs to thrive alongside AI
• Trust that your informed, loving presence is still the most powerful force in your child's development
• Teach your child to pause, reflect, build inner resilience, and stay curious
• Evaluate AI tools and toys through a developmental and wellbeing lens
• Raise a child who knows when to rely on themself, when to lean on trusted adults, and when to use AI
Raising AI-Native Kids will leave you feeling hopeful, prepared, and assured as you do the most important work of this era: raising a generation that is both AI fluent and deeply human.
Artificial intelligence shapes how your child learns, how they see themselves, and who they become. However, the speed and stealth of AI deployment have outpaced our understanding of how it is shaping Gen Alpha: the two billion children worldwide who have never known a world without AI. Gen Alpha and AI expert Yi Zhang, EdD, fills that gap with a practical, compassionate framework for parenting. Drawing on developmental science, real-world observation, and hard-won insight, Zhang explains how AI enters our daily activities and how families can navigate it with confidence.
AI companions, feedback loops, and always-on tools have been reshaping children’s ability to think independently, act with discernment, regulate emotions, and manage real human relationships. With Zhang’s guidance, you will counter their influence as you:
• Set the essential guardrails your child needs to thrive alongside AI
• Trust that your informed, loving presence is still the most powerful force in your child's development
• Teach your child to pause, reflect, build inner resilience, and stay curious
• Evaluate AI tools and toys through a developmental and wellbeing lens
• Raise a child who knows when to rely on themself, when to lean on trusted adults, and when to use AI
Raising AI-Native Kids will leave you feeling hopeful, prepared, and assured as you do the most important work of this era: raising a generation that is both AI fluent and deeply human.
AI is already raising your child, whether you know it or not. Practical, science-backed strategies help you navigate this shift with confidence—so your child can stay deeply human and thrive alongside AI.
Artificial intelligence shapes how your child learns, how they see themselves, and who they...
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About the author
TEDx and keynote speaker Yi Zhang, EdD, blends her expertise in learning science with a deep passion for human development to help Gen Alpha thrive alongside AI. She holds a doctorate in organizational leadership from Vanderbilt University and master’s degrees in instructional systems technology and culture, literacy, and language education from Indiana University Bloomington, and has completed advanced training in AI strategy and product transformation at Stanford University. Zhang is a learning architect who has championed programs deployed across global populations of more than 200,000 people, building skills to thrive in times of change. She partners with Fortune 100 companies on technology, AI adoption, and talent shifts. While much of her work looks toward the future, one of her favorite memories is teaching in a small classroom on Baranof Island in Alaska, where she was reminded that the heart of learning is always human. Zhang lives in Austin, Texas.
TEDx and keynote speaker Yi Zhang, EdD, blends her expertise in learning science with a deep passion for human development to help Gen Alpha thrive alongside AI. She holds a doctorate in organizational leadership from Vanderbilt University and master’s degrees in instructional systems technology ...
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