26TRA778 The AI Challenge - How to Safeguard our Children. Helping parents to help their children navigate the hurdles of AI?
Date: Wednesday 16th September 2026
Time: 7.00 - 8.00 pm
Venue: Online via Zoom
Target Audience: Primary & Post Primary Parents
This webinar is designed to help safeguard our children from the over reliance on AI to solve our problems, specifically emotional ones.
During this webinar the following topics will be covered:
- Triggers for overwhelm.
- Big question: Is AI good for Mental Health?
- What the research says.
- Generic v Specific.
- The Core Framework.
- What do humans actually seek?
- What AI can deliver.
- The 'Good Enough' standard.
- The '90 Second Test'.
- How much should we rely on AI?
- AI Data privacy for our Children.
- Stop using AI - 'The Decision Tree'.
Bio of Presenter: John Power

John Power was educated in UCD Dublin, he is a certified consultant with the Proctor Gallagher Institute, and public speaker. John is a great believer in continuous professional development and after a recent qualification in Generative Artificial Intelligence decided to write a much needed programme on the dangers of AI to children, which he will now share with you. John is also a father of 6, one of which is severely autistic and non verbal, two of which are in their mid teens so he is very much engaged in these discussions on a daily basis.
Course Details
| Course Start Date / Time | 16-09-2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 16-09-2026 7:15 pm |
| Available place | 500 |
| Fee | Free |
| Number Hours | 1 |
| Speaker | John Power |
| Location | Online |
