Human Raised: Nurturing Connection, Curiosity & Learning in the Age of AI

For all of human history, we could safely assume children were "human raised." Now, as AI floods into nurseries, playrooms, and classrooms, that certainty is at risk.

In her new book, Human Raised, Dr. Dana Suskind suggests that we don't have to choose between innovation and humanity. Instead, she offers four timeless principles to help parents and educators make decisions about AI grounded in children's developmental needs (HOPE):

• Human connection is irreplaceable
• Own the imperfections
• Protect the early years
• Enhance, don't replace, adult-child interaction

She also provides an evidence-based framework for evaluating new technologies while fostering the uniquely human qualities no algorithm can replicate—including critical thinking, empathy, creativity, interpersonal connection, moral judgment, and resilience.

Dana L. Suskind, MD, is Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago Medical Center and founder and co-director of the TMW Center for Early Learning at the University of Chicago. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Parent Nation, Thirty Million Words, and her newest book, Human Raised.

Parents/caregivers, educators, and community members welcome! Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available. Free admission.

NOTE: Zoom link included in Eventbrite Order Confirmation under "Additional Information." Link also emailed to registrants on the day of the event.

This Parents Under Pressure presentation is sponsored by generous donors from Sutter Health and the San Mateo County Office of Education, in partnership with The Parent Venture.

For more information, contact Charlene Margot, MEd, Co-Founder and CEO, The Parent Venture, at cmargot@parentventure.org.