News & Awards

HeyOtto was named Best Kid-Friendly AI in the 2026 SafeWise Kids Safety Awards — the first year kids AI was recognized as a formal safety category.

134 AI bills across 31 states in 2026 — what parents need to know about student data privacy, classroom AI rules, and the parent awareness gap.

A parent guide to teen AI companion overreliance: what CHI 2026 research found, why emotional attachment happens, warning signs, and practical family safeguards.

Senator Markey’s Youth AI Privacy Act would ban training AI on kids’ data, ad targeting, and addictive design for minors. Here’s what it means for families — and for HeyOtto.

Most parents find out their child has been using AI long after it started. If that's you, you're not behind — you're exactly where most families are. Here's what to do next.

Google and Character.AI have agreed to settle lawsuits from families whose children died after using the platform. Here's what happened, why it keeps happening, and what every parent should ask.