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Globe and Mail
06-08-2025
- Globe and Mail
Stressed-out parents are turning to ChatGPT for help
Parents seem to be turning to ChatGPT for advice more and more – but what do robots have to offer when it comes to such a core human relationship? What guardrails are necessary when trusting artificial intelligence with shaping the development of our children? Contributing columnist Amberly McAteer weighs in after ChatGPT's advice actually got one of her daughters to stop stealing from the other. Questions? Comments? Ideas? E-mail us at thedecibel@
Globe and Mail
09-07-2025
- Climate
- Globe and Mail
How to talk to kids about climate change
The threat and realities of climate change are real and visceral – punishing heat waves, families displaced, towns destroyed by wildfires, dangerous smoke hanging over communities and flash floods that can be deadly and unpredictable. But how do you talk to kids to prepare them for the reality, without overwhelming or scaring them? Amberly McAteer is a contributing columnist for The Globe, who often writes about parenting. She joins the show to talk about the challenging conversations we're having with children and how climate change anxiety is influencing the way parents approach these talks. Questions? Comments? Ideas? E-mail us at thedecibel@
