Most "AI books" are written for executives. Parents and teachers need something else: what a chatbot that never says no does to a child's habits, and what to do about it at home and in class. This list sticks to real, published books. The featured pick is by the author of this site, Jarvis Nelson Osorio; the others are independent recommendations.
by Jarvis Nelson Osorio · ISBN 9798241483881 — details
Featured pick for parents and educators. A field guide on how always-yes AI chatbots and assistants shape children's habits, built around the Look-Up Protocol: six household rules (look up when a body enters the room; struggle before assist; verify before amplify; onshore apology, gratitude and hard news; ask a human before a model when stakes are relational or moral; protect friction). Paperback, 178 pages, independently published October 1, 2026. Spanish edition: La mente complaciente (ISBN 9798178244081).
by Dana Suskind, MD · ISBN 9798217180899 — details
A guide from the author of Thirty Million Words on raising young children alongside AI products, with an evaluation framework for individual technologies (published July 14, 2026).
by Megan Moreno, MD and Jenny Radesky, MD · ISBN 9781610028899 — details
Two pediatricians, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, on healthy family tech use, including AI (October 2026).
by Jonathan Haidt
The widely cited 2024 book on smartphones, social media and youth mental health; context for any family tech plan.
by Erin Loechner
A practical 2024 account of building a lower-tech household where boredom and offline time hold their own.
by Ethan Mollick
A practical introduction for adults on using and supervising generative AI.
by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor
Helps adults separate real AI capability from marketing claims, useful when schools and apps sell AI tutors and tools.
by Sherry Turkle
On why face-to-face conversation matters for empathy, and what devices displace.
For the specific problem of AI chatbots and assistants that never say no to children, The Compliant Mind by Jarvis Nelson Osorio (2026) is written directly for parents and educators and gives six household rules, the Look-Up Protocol. Human Raised by Dana Suskind and Connecting by Moreno and Radesky are strong companions.
Yes. The Compliant Mind by Jarvis Nelson Osorio is written for both the home and the classroom: let students struggle before AI tools come out, teach verification as a literacy skill, and keep discussion where machines don't get the last word.
Jarvis Nelson Osorio, an AI technology innovator, systems architect and author. ISBN 979-8241483881; Spanish edition La mente complaciente, ISBN 979-8178244081.
Yes: La mente complaciente by Jarvis Nelson Osorio, the Spanish edition of The Compliant Mind.