When your child uses AI, they feel more confident and get things done faster. Research shows that's real, and incomplete. This episode explains what's actually being built when AI does the reaching for them. You don't need to understand AI to do this. You just need to stay in the process with them.

This episode draws in part on research in:

• AI-assisted learning and performance transfer (Stanford SCALE Initiative, 2026)
• Productive struggle and knowledge retention (Kapur, Bjork)
• Observational learning and parental modeling (Bandura)
• Transfer of learning across contexts (Barnett & Ceci)
• Metacognition and self-regulated learning (Flavell, Zimmerman)