219: The skills your child will need in the age of AI

What your child is learning in school isn’t enough The things your child is learning in school are not the things that are most likely to lead to their success in the future.   Who could have predicted the shifts we’ve seen since Chat GPT-3 was released to the public in November 2022?   While AI still has its bugs, it won’t be long before these bugs are squashed.   We’re going to be using more and more technology in our lives - and our children are going to need different skills to navigate it than we’ve used in our careers.   The 56 foundational skills for future success A report from consulting firm McKinsey’s research arm described 56 foundational skills that will help people thrive in the future of work.   Eleven of these skills are related to digital fluency and citizenship, software use and development, and understanding digital systems.   The other 44 skills have nothing to do with digital knowledge or capabilities.   These skills (and how to help your child learn them) are the topic of this episode.   There's a key topic that's missing from these skills: content knowledge.   The McKinsey researchers are assuming that we can quickly learn what we need to know - or that we actually don’t need to learn very much content, because our new AI tools will do that for us (as soon as they stop making up legal cases).   But children spend 90+% of their time in school…learning content.    How are they going to get the rest of the skills they’ll need?   Well, they’re going to get them from you…or not at all.   Not sure how you’re going to make this happen?   Need help?   The Learning Membership is here to help you. Make learning a fun adventure that not only strengthens your bond, but also nurtures your child’s intrinsic love of learning—an essential foundation for success in an AI-driven world.   Get tools and strategies to support your child’s love of learning and future-proof their success in navigating whatever comes their way. No special skills needed—just a willingness to explore alongside them.   Enrollment will open again soon. We have sliding scale pricing and a money back guarantee.  It’s totally risk free to try it out. Click the banner to learn more!       Other episodes mentioned: 052: Grit: The unique factor in your child’s success? 061: Can Growth Mindset live up to the hype? 165: How grit helps (and how it doesn’t) 215: Why will no-one play with me? 218: What children learn from video games   Jump to highlights

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Parenting is hard…but does it have to be this hard? Wouldn’t it be better if your kids would stop pressing your buttons quite as often, and if there was a little more of you to go around (with maybe even some left over for yourself)? On the Your Parenting Mojo podcast, Jen Lumanlan M.S., M.Ed explores academic research on parenting and child development. But she doesn’t just tell you the results of the latest study - she interviews researchers at the top of their fields, and puts current information in the context of the decades of work that have come before it. An average episode reviews ~30 peer-reviewed sources, and analyzes how the research fits into our culture and values - she does all the work, so you don’t have to! Jen is the author of Parenting Beyond Power: How to Use Connection & Collaboration to Transform Your Family - and the World (Sasquatch/Penguin Random House). The podcast draws on the ideas from the book to give you practical, realistic strategies to get beyond today’s whack-a-mole of issues. Your Parenting Mojo also offers workshops and memberships to give you more support in implementing the ideas you hear on the show. The single idea that underlies all of the episodes is that our behavior is our best attempt to meet our needs. Your Parenting Mojo will help you to see through the confusing messages your child’s behavior is sending so you can parent with confidence: You’ll go from: “I don’t want to yell at you!” to “I’ve got a plan.” New episodes are released every other week - there's content for parents who have a baby on the way through kids of middle school age. Start listening now by exploring the rich library of episodes on meltdowns, sibling conflicts, parental burnout, screen time, eating vegetables, communication with your child - and your partner… and much much more!