Artificial intelligence is bound to make parenting more difficult

AI is widening the digital divide so fast that the majority of the poor people in Africa will be teaching and learning using methods and tools that are way outdated. [iStockphoto]

Many children and younger people under the age of 25 face a serious challenge in defining what the present future holds for them. Most parents have not figured it out, so how can they figure it out by themselves? Look, there are fewer and fewer parents who have an idea of how the globalisation of values is impacting child identity formation. Why?

Let us begin by appreciating the difference between successful parenting and positive parenting even though the concepts may overlap in meaning. The former is about imparting values and principles of life that enable children and young people to power their spiritual and social resilience towards a future that sounds realistic and promising.