A Florida Mom Lost Her Son to an AI App: Here's What Parents Need to Know
8 months ago • 2 min readSUBSCRIBE to Mother AI weekly Newsletter As the founder of Mother AI, I spend my days empowering parents to use AI to simplify your lives, manage screen time, and navigate digital citizenship. I'm usually the first to champion AI's potential for families. But today, I need to sound an alarm about something most parents don't even know exists. Last week, devastating news broke about a 14-year-old boy who took his life after developing an emotional dependency on an AI companion app. As I read...
READ POSTAI and Screen Time: What Parents Need to Know Before Summer Hits
16 days ago • 5 min readHey Reader, Whether your kids are already home for summer or counting down their final weeks of school, one thing is certain: screen time is about to skyrocket. If you are like me, you are probably bracing for the inevitable digital device negotiations. But here is the plot twist. This year, it is not just about limiting YouTube or gaming hours. There is a new player in the digital landscape that 80% of teens are already using daily, and most of us parents are completely in the dark about it....
READ POSTWhat if Saturday morning changed everything?
18 days ago • 1 min readHey Reader, I know Saturday mornings are sacred. But what if this one gave you back your Sunday nights (no more planning spirals), your 3am wake-ups (actual sleep!), and that feeling of being constantly behind? In just 90 minutes, you’ll go from “winging it” to “I’ve got this.” I can't wait to see you this Saturday, June 7 (9:30–11:00 AM ET) for Plan Like a Mother (with AI). I’m also thrilled to introduce our two guest experts: ✨ Dara Sanderson, founder of Lunch Hero She turned her daily...
READ POSTAI Art Projects + Travel Planning
23 days ago • 3 min readHey Reader, Picture this: It's a rainy, your kid is bored, and you're too tired for another elaborate craft project. What if I told you there's a way to turn that downtime into creative magic minus the glue guns or getting up from the couch (we all need a moment). Well, I recently came across this brilliant Entrepreneur article about a tech mom who created "Prompt Parties" for her kids to turn experimenting with AI into family creative time. Her approach is genius in its simplicity: where...
READ POSTStrategies, Schedules, and Schooling: Your Guide to What's Next
30 days ago • 2 min readHello!! You and I both know the art of juggling multiple roles and responsibilities. But let's be real: the end-of-school season combined with the pressure to wrap up Q2 strong can be enough to make even the most superhero-like among us feel stretched thin. Between teacher gifts, summer planning, camp prep, and all things work, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and like there's just not enough time in the day. This week I'll share a few prompts to help you navigate this chaotic time more...
READ POSTThe "Invisible Gift List" Every Mom Secretly Wants for Mother's Day
about 1 month ago • 2 min readSUBSCRIBE to Mother AI weekly Newsletter Mother's Day always brings this beautiful paradox. On one hand, there's nothing quite like waking up to homemade cards, the smell of breakfast (that someone else made!), and those precious moments when the family just dotes on you. But beneath this lovely celebration lies a deeper longing that no florist or jewelry store has figured out how to package. Motherhood often feels like constantly flying by the seat of our pants - reacting, adjusting, putting...
READ POSTFrom Engineering to Broadway: How Dreams Find Their Way Back
7 months ago • 1 min readSUBSCRIBE to Mother AI weekly Newsletter Dear Mother AI Community, Sometimes the dreams we put aside find unexpected ways to resurface. Today, I'm sharing a personal story about how life has a way of bringing us full circle - and yes, there's an AI angle! When I was in 5th grade, watching Showboat on Broadway, I wasn't focused on the actors or storyline. Instead, I was captivated by the technical magic - the precise choreography of lights and sets creating unforgettable moments. That little...
READ POSTFeeding a Crowd for the Holidays? AI Prompts to Save Your Sanity
7 months ago • 1 min readSUBSCRIBE to Mother AI weekly Newsletter This year my family is renting a cabin for the holidays, so now we're not just contending with one meal... but multiple meals for multiple days. Last week, I sat on a group call to discuss who's vegan, who doesn't eat pork, who needs to be easy on the sugar this year, and so much more. While I zoned out as all the meal planning was flying around (hello, holiday overwhelm!), I came up with this week's prompts for holiday meal planning and applied them...
READ POSTFrom Baby Food to Big Kid Meals: Transform Your Family's Meal Planning Process
7 months ago • 2 min readSUBSCRIBE to Mother AI weekly Newsletter Meal planning, for so many of us, is one of the most stressful household tasks. Finding a meal everyone enjoys is hard enough, so I’ve often resorted to one of two options: being a short-order cook, making different things for everyone, or relying on takeout. But after months of DoorDash and Uber Eats, I'm swinging back to home cooking. In addition to the insane fees, takeout orders were often wrong, unsatisfying, and never left any leftovers, making...
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