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AI Companions & What's Trending Online Deep Dive
Practical Training for Parents, Schools, Employers & Community Organisations
AI is quickly becoming part of children’s everyday lives, but it is no longer just being used for homework.
Young people are talking to AI characters, asking chatbots for advice, role-playing relationships, creating content and using AI features built directly into the platforms they already use.
This practical session helps parents understand how children and teenagers are actually using AI right now, including AI companions, chatbots and the latest online trends.
We look beyond ChatGPT and show parents where AI is appearing, why some young people are forming emotional connections with it, and what families need to think about as these technologies develop.
By the end of the session parents and carers will understand:
- What AI companions actually are
- Why children and teenagers may use them
- How AI conversations can become personal or emotional
- The difference between an AI assistant and an AI companion
- How AI is appearing inside social media, gaming and messaging platforms
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What We Cover
AI Companions
Understand platforms and features that allow young people to create or interact with AI friends, characters and personalities, including how these conversations can become increasingly personal.
AI, Adolescence & Emotional Attachment
Explore why teenagers may turn to AI for friendship, reassurance, advice, role-play or emotional support and why adolescence can make these relationships particularly important to understand.
ChatGPT, Character AI & Emerging Platforms
See examples of the different types of AI children may encounter, from mainstream chatbots to character-based AI and AI tools built into apps they already use.
When AI Feels Human
Understand how conversational language, memory, personality and constant availability can make an AI interaction feel surprisingly real, particularly to younger users.
Privacy & Personal Information
Explore what children may tell AI systems about themselves, including their feelings, friendships, family life, school and personal problems, and why parents should think carefully about what information is being shared.
AI Advice & Trust
Children may ask AI questions they do not want to ask an adult.
We explore what happens when young people begin using AI for relationship advice, emotional support, health questions or difficult personal situations and why AI responses should not automatically be treated as trusted advice.
What’s Trending Online
AI changes extremely quickly.
We look at the AI tools, features, characters and online behaviours that are gaining attention at the time of your session, helping parents understand what may be appearing next in their child’s digital world.
More Than Just ChatGPT
AI is now part of much more than homework. Children are encountering it across social media, gaming, messaging, search and AI companion platforms.
In this session we explore:
- AI friends and companions
- Emotional attachment and AI relationships
- Privacy and personal information
- AI-generated content, deepfakes and misinformation
- AI advice and emotional support
- Healthy boundaries around AI use
The aim is simple: help parents understand how AI is changing children’s online lives and what they need to look out for.
Session at a Glance
Everything you need to know about the format, duration, and group size for your session.
Format
Virtual delivery
Length
1 hour session
Group Size
No minimum or maximum.
Why Book This Workshop?
- Learn the difference between AI tools and AI companions
- Understand why young people may form emotional connections with AI
- Discover where AI is appearing beyond ChatGPT
- Keep up with rapidly changing AI platforms, features and trends
- Understand privacy, trust and personal information concerns
- Learn which conversations families should be having about AI
Learning Hub Included
Organisations booking Kids N Clicks training can also give parents access to our Learning Hub, with ongoing guidance on gaming, social media, AI and online safety.
Support continues beyond the workshop.
What our customers say
Hear how teams are creating safer, more open workplaces by giving people the confidence to speak up – and the tools to act when it matters most.
SASIG has invited Parven to give presentations on online safety and social media to two of our Edinburgh events as well as a number of webinars as we support Parven’s work at Kids N Clicks. The work Parven and Kids N Clicks do to help parents navigate social media and better protect their children is hugely important. Parven’s presentations are excellent: compelling, informative and cautionary, delivered with calm authority. We at SASIG are delighted to have Parven as one of our regular speakers
Tarquin Folliss OBE
Vice Chairman, SASIG Events
Parven’s passion for online safety was, as a long-time employee of one of the largest UK banks, both eye opening and jaw dropping — I never knew I didn’t know so much!
Martin Davies
Former Lloyds Banking Group
She has a unique ability to break down complex online safety topics into relatable, actionable insights. I walked away with practical tools and a renewed sense of confidence in navigating the digital landscape for my family.
Workshop Attendee
Edinburgh SASIG Event
MEET YOUR TRAINER
Parven Kaur
Parven Kaur is the founder of Kids N Clicks, a Child Online Safety Expert and Policy Adviser, and a National Board of Advisors member for Barnardo’s Scotland.
Her work focuses on helping professionals understand how technology affects children, relationships, wellbeing and family life, translating rapidly changing digital issues into practical guidance professionals can use.
She has been featured across national media including BBC, TalkTV and STV, speaking on issues relating to children, families and the digital world.
Winner, Scottish Cyber Award for Best Security Awareness Campaign 2026.
Enquire About This Course
FAQs.
Questions about our Training Academy courses? We’ve got answers.
Is this a general introduction to artificial intelligence?
No. The session focuses specifically on how AI is entering children’s everyday digital lives, particularly AI companions, conversational AI, AI characters and emerging online behaviours.
Is this session just about ChatGPT?
No. ChatGPT is one example, but the session looks much more broadly at AI companions, character-based AI, AI inside social media and messaging platforms, and emerging AI tools children may encounter.
Why should parents understand AI companions?
Because children may use AI very differently from adults. A young person may talk to an AI about friendships, relationships, worries or personal problems rather than simply asking it factual questions.
Understanding this helps parents have much better conversations about trust, privacy and boundaries
Will you show examples of the technology?
Yes. Where appropriate, the session uses real examples and demonstrations to help parents understand how AI conversations, characters and features actually work.
Is it suitable for schools?
Yes. It works particularly well as a parent engagement session alongside conversations around AI literacy, digital safeguarding and children’s use of technology.
Can employers book it?
Yes. It can be delivered as a family wellbeing session for employees.
Still have questions?
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