An expert reveals how parents can use AI to make their lives "easier" - and get their children into bed, plan birthday parties and help with homework. <br /><br />Celia Quillain, 31, helps parents use the artificial intelligence chatbot Chat GPT to make "parenting easier". <br /><br />She teaches them to use ChatGPT to write a bedtime story to ease the night time routine, to complete homework and help with plans such as birthday parties. <br /><br />Celia, a technology product marketer from Atlanta, Georgia, US, said: "One of ChatGPT’s greatest abilities is its ability to ideate and just be creative. <br /><br />“The idea to create a bedtime story just came from the pain of getting children to bed, and also knowing GPT’s useful capabilities. <br /><br />“You can include your child’s name to the story and use the AI to create a life lesson that they need to learn about sharing for instance, but it makes it engaging and fun because your kid can contribute to story time as well. <br /><br />“You aren’t the sole contributor to the story. You can ask the child - who do you want to be in this story and who are the characters?” <br /><br />ChatGPT will then create a story from the prompts ready to be read back to at bedtime. <br /><br />Celia is not a mum herself but believes storytime can "mean so much more" when both a parent and child create the story together. <br /><br />She said her friends and neighbours with children have tried the idea first-hand and say it “works great”. <br /><br />Celia also said mums and dads can use ChatGPT in other ways to aid in parenting. <br /><br />She said: “There are a variety of things that if you look through a parenting lens you can do with AI which are incredibly helpful. <br /><br />“It can be helpful when planning a birthday party. It can help with travel planning."<br /><br />Just by providing the chatbot simple information about the age, theme, guests, and even dietary requirements - it offers a range of ideas for how to design the perfect birthday party. <br /><br />The AI will return suggestions for themed invitations, decorations, colours, activities, party favours, and even snacks relating to the theme and necessary dietary requirements. <br /><br />Celia said: "Even with homework if you just think it has been so long and you don’t remember how to help, ChatGPT can also be an assistant in that regard as well."<br /><br />Useful prompts for homework include “explain simply” or “explain to a 10-year-old” alongside including the content your child needs help finding out. <br /><br />However, Celia does warn that there are issues with AI answers suggesting users should always “fact check” searches to be safe. <br /><br />Celia believes parents should definitely give AI a chance. <br /><br />She said: “I would absolutely recommend that parents get involved with AI. <br /><br />“Give it a try. Experiment with it and learn how it can help you and them.”
