Watch now: Junk, Toxic & Healthy AI: Helping Families Understand the Difference w/ Dr. Shimi Kang
Your child is already living in an AI-shaped world. The question isn't whether AI affects them - it's whether you have the information to help them navigate it.
Join Dr. Shimi Kang and Superintendent Mark Pearmain for Junk, Toxic & Healthy AI: Helping Families Understand the Difference, a conversation about navigating the world of AI with your child.
What's covered:
- Privacy and student safety in the age of AI
- How technology and AI affect childhood development
- Practical, age-appropriate guidance you can use at home
Resources:
- The Tech Solution Fridge Sheet
- The Tech Solution Plate
- The Tech Solution House Rules
- The Healthy Tech Solution for Parents or Educators Program
- Dr Shimi Kang website with links to her books, the Dolphin Parent & Tech Solution
- Future-Ready Minds Leadership Programs for Youth
- The Tech Solution Resources: Punjabi - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
- The Tech Solution Resources: Simplified Chinese - 中文（简体）
Speakers: Mark Pearmain, Superintendent & CEO, Surrey Schools
Mark grounds the conversation in what's actually happening in Surrey classrooms, the policies, the tools in use, and the realities students are living every day. A champion for responsible AI governance, Mark asks the questions parents are actually asking and makes clear that in a district of 80,000+ students, getting this right isn't optional.
Dr. Shimi Kang, Psychiatrist, Author, The Tech Solution & CEO, Future-Ready Minds
Dr. Kang translates brain science into practical guidance by explaining what AI and screen technology actually do to the developing mind, and what families can do about it. Drawing on decades of clinical experience with K-12 students across Canada, she gives parents concrete strategies to set boundaries, build healthier tech habits and protect their children's mental health at home.
