For parents of children aged 5 to 18
Your child will use AI. The question is whether they will still think for themselves.
You do not need to understand the technology to raise a child who uses it well. You need a few clear rules and the confidence to hold them. That is what this book gives you.
No account needed to read the free chapters. 14-day refund on the full edition.
Does this sound like your house?
Four things parents tell me, and what the book does about each.
“My child just pastes ChatGPT into homework.”
The 20-Minute Rule and the V.E.T. Rule from Chapter 10 make AI a second step, not the first, and make copying obvious.
“I don’t understand this well enough to set rules.”
Written for parents, not engineers. Every chapter ends with the exact words to use and one thing to try this week.
“The school bans it, then expects them to know it.”
A one-page Family AI Agreement you build with your child, so home has a clear, consistent line whatever school says.
“Will there even be jobs for them?”
Part Two is about the five skills that stay valuable when AI does the routine work, and how to grow them from age five.
Three things you can do tonight
Not a philosophy. Habits that fit at the kitchen table.
The 20-Minute Rule
Your child works on a problem for 20 minutes before asking an AI. Struggle first, then help. It keeps thinking in the loop.
The V.E.T. Rule
Verify the facts, Explain it in their own words, Transform it into their own work. Three checks that turn copying into learning.
The Family AI Agreement
Sit down together, choose the rules that fit your family, print one page for the fridge. The builder is free, no account needed.
The framework
Five human skills AI cannot replace, and how to grow each one at home.
Who wrote this
Dennis Kriel: twenty years in education, and a dad.
Dennis Kriel is an AI implementation consultant and speaker based in Pretoria, South Africa, with more than twenty years in education and instructional design. He has trained over 500 leaders across twelve industries, runs five businesses, and speaks to schools and parent evenings about raising children who can think alongside AI. He wrote Raising AI-Ready Children as a parent of growing children.
Speaks at schools and parent evenings across South Africa. More about Dennis
The complete edition
Everything, for less than a family takeaway. Yours for good.
- All 23 chapters, with age-specific versions of each idea
- Twenty illustrated figures you can show your children
- Audiobook narration for the car, with a driving mode
- The Family AI Agreement builder and the printable Companion Pack
- Read on your phone, tablet or laptop; progress follows you
- 14-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked
Not ready to buy? Read the introduction and Chapter 1 free, with narration. Many parents do that first, then come back for the rest.
Complete digital edition & audiobook
- All 23 chapters with 20 illustrated figures
- Audiobook narration in Dennis's voice, as chapters are released
- Driving mode with lock-screen and car controls
- Family AI Agreement builder and the Companion Pack
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Questions parents ask before buying
Is it technical?+
No. It is a parenting book that happens to be about AI. There is no code and no jargon. If you can read a newspaper you can use every chapter.
Which ages does it cover?+
Five to eighteen. Most chapters give age-specific versions of each idea, so a parent of a six-year-old and a parent of a teenager both get something they can use.
How long does it take to read?+
About five hours in total, in twenty-three short chapters. Each one stands alone, so you can go straight to the one you need. There is narration if you prefer to listen in the car.
What if it is not for me?+
Email within 14 days and you get a full refund, no reason needed.
Why is the author qualified?+
Dennis Kriel has spent twenty years in education and instructional design, has trained over five hundred leaders on using AI at work, and is a parent of growing children. He wrote the book he wished he had.