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Re:Amazon blocks Meta’s new Muse AI agent from shopping on a... by pavel_lishin on Monday September 21, 2026 @02:48PM (#49791586)
I'm not the person you're asking, but in general, I would also stay on top of my child's obligations - homework, chores, etc. I don't want the first sign of trouble to be a call from a teacher, or the complete absence of clean clothes for them to wear in the morning.

You don't teach children responsibility by removing yourself completely from that equation

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Re:Amazon blocks Meta’s new Muse AI agent from shopping on a... by mkjs on Monday September 21, 2026 @03:07PM (#49791843)
You equally don't teach them responsibility by always being there as the backstop though. I think missing a couple of homeworks is quite a low-stakes thing that can teach them a lot about responsibility, failure, and how to recover from it.

A lot of kids now seem to go into adulthood having never been allowed to fail, and it can really mess them up the first time it inevitably happens.

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Re:Amazon blocks Meta’s new Muse AI agent from shopping on a... by pavel_lishin on Monday September 21, 2026 @09:57PM (#49795916)
Oh, sure. I'm not saying I'd remind her about every piece of homework. But I want to know if she's starting to not do it.
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Re:Amazon blocks Meta’s new Muse AI agent from shopping on a... by Freak_NL on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @06:01AM (#49798799)
There is quite a large gap between checking in with your kid and having an AI analyse their homework and assignments and raising an alarm if anything appears to slip. The latter is a solid WHUP-WHUP-WHUP-WHUP-WHUP on the helicopter parent spectrum.

Missing homework once or twice is part of life and a really good life lesson with low risk besides.

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