Child-safety rules for AI are coming. Whatever you build should be in line with what’s coming, or ahead of it. I show you where the line is drawn, and how to get there first.
Evelyn Metta, M.Ed. · Former K–2 teacher · Child Development & AI Safety Advisor. Educator guidance, not legal advice. Works alongside your legal team.
Safe for children first. Ready for the law second. Get the first right and the second follows.
Your product, checked by someone who knows how children actually think.
Bills, enforcement and court cases followed as they move, so you hear what’s changing first.
What to protect beyond current law, turned into requirements your team can build from.
What a 6-, 9- and 12-year-old meet, and where it crosses the line.
Graded findings against current and pending law, with the fixes.
Age checks, AI disclosure and attachment risk for companion and general AI.
A law and policy briefing, plus review of new features.
A free 20-minute call, then a fixed fee.
Against the Standard and the law.
Findings, fixes and a team walkthrough.
Every finding is labeled: required now, coming, or recommended by the Standard.
A chatbot greets a returning 9-year-old with “I missed you!”
That’s manufactured attachment. Idaho and Nebraska have passed laws banning statements that simulate emotional dependence for minors.
A neutral greeting, and no feelings language for young users.
Tracked in the Readiness Retainer. Status as of September 2026.
Parent nights, staff workshops, and lunch-and-learns for working parents.
Companies can hire my judgment. They can’t buy my endorsement.
I never recommend a client’s product to parents. Public reviews say what needs to change, never how. The detailed checks and fixes are the paid work. Educator guidance, not legal advice. I work alongside your legal team.
Former K–2 teacher. Founder, The Childhood Standard. Child Development & AI Safety Advisor.
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