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AI and growing up

When Schoolwork Looks Finished. It Isn’t.

Apr 21, 2026

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5 min read

When Schoolwork Looks Finished. It Isn’t.

EdTech is moving fast in classrooms. Most parents have not been told what happens to their child’s work once it is uploaded.

Helen Chapman
Helen Chapman

AI and growing up

You Check Their Age. The System Keeps The Data. Here’s What That Builds.

Apr 10, 2026

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8 min read

You Check Their Age. The System Keeps The Data. Here’s What That Builds.

From age gates to algorithms, how data used to protect children’s privacy could shape the systems they grow up in.

Helen Chapman
Helen Chapman

AI and growing up

Alexa Stays Home. Starboy Doesn't. Here's What Both Are Collecting.

Apr 1, 2026

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8 min read

Alexa Stays Home. Starboy Doesn't. Here's What Both Are Collecting.

From Alexa to AI toys, simple interactions are becoming pattern-building. That matters.

Helen Chapman
Helen Chapman

AI and growing up

Three Things. This Week.

Mar 17, 2026

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7 min read

Three Things. This Week.

The practical edition. Phone out of the bedroom, the homework question, and what to ask your child’s school.

Helen Chapman
Helen Chapman

AI and growing up

The 15-Year-Old And The Chatbot

Mar 14, 2026

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6 min read

The 15-Year-Old And The Chatbot

What’s actually happening at night? The AI childhood ladder. And one conversation worth having this week.

Helen Chapman
Helen Chapman

AI and growing up

Phones, AI, And The 3am Question

Mar 13, 2026

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6 min read

Phones, AI, And The 3am Question

Three data points. One shift nobody is talking about. And a question for parents that's more urgent than you think.

Helen Chapman
Helen Chapman

Field Notes

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The Question Nobody Asked

Mar 5, 2026

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5 min read

The Question Nobody Asked

Three days. 30,000 attendees. Hundreds of AI demonstrations. Students?

Helen Chapman
Helen Chapman

AI and growing up

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What Actually Works

Mar 5, 2026

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5 min read

What Actually Works

The SETI Framework, Systems thinking for AI integration

Helen Chapman
Helen Chapman

AI and growing up

The Loneliness Problem AI Can't Solve

Mar 5, 2026

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4 min read

The Loneliness Problem AI Can't Solve

Are we misusing AI in response to loneliness and misunderstanding what learning is?

Helen Chapman
Helen Chapman

AI and growing up

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The SEND Reality Check

Mar 5, 2026

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5 min read

The SEND Reality Check

Implementation opportunities and risks inside a fragile system.

Helen Chapman
Helen Chapman

AI and growing up

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The Writing Coach Paradox

Mar 5, 2026

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4 min read

The Writing Coach Paradox

AI writes for you, so Kahn Academy built a tool to teach humans to write.

Helen Chapman
Helen Chapman

AI and growing up

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The Time Paradox Nobody Mentions

Mar 5, 2026

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4 min read

The Time Paradox Nobody Mentions

When ‘saved’ hours quietly become new expectations.

Helen Chapman
Helen Chapman

AI and growing up

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The Governance Void.

Mar 5, 2026

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4 min read

The Governance Void.

Everyone is building without blueprints.

Helen Chapman
Helen Chapman

Field Notes

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Signals from the Show Floor

Mar 5, 2026

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4 min read

Signals from the Show Floor

Early signals from education AI’s moment of acceleration.

Helen Chapman
Helen Chapman

Field Notes

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The most important company at BETT 2026 wasn't there

Mar 4, 2026

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2 min read

The most important company at BETT 2026 wasn't there

What OpenAI’s absence from BETT reveals about where power, policy and education AI are heading

Helen Chapman
Helen Chapman

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