Welcome to New Parenthood

Seventy-one percent of first-time mothers now use at least one AI-assisted parenting app. But you don’t need a specialized app — a general-purpose AI assistant can handle most of what those apps do, and more. This course teaches you to use AI as your organizational partner through baby’s first year.

What You’ll Learn

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

Create personalized sleep schedules and routines for each developmental stage
Build feeding plans from newborn through solid food introduction
Track developmental milestones and plan age-appropriate activities
Design safety checklists and babyproofing strategies
Manage postpartum recovery, self-care, and relationships
Build a comprehensive first-year plan for your family

How This Course Works

Each lesson covers a major aspect of the first year, with AI prompts you can use immediately. The course follows a practical structure:

Lesson	Topic	What You’ll Build
2	Newborn Basics	Survival guide for the first 12 weeks
3	Sleep	Personalized sleep plan that adapts as baby grows
4	Feeding	Feeding tracker from breastmilk/formula through solids
5	Development	Milestone checklist with activity ideas
6	Health & Safety	Babyproofing plan, doctor visit prep, emergency guide
7	Self-Care	Recovery plan, relationship maintenance, return-to-work prep
8	Capstone	Your complete first-year plan

Where AI Helps (and Where It Doesn’t)

AI Is Great For	AI Is NOT For
Building feeding and sleep schedules	Diagnosing medical conditions
Tracking milestones and development	Replacing your pediatrician’s advice
Researching parenting questions at 3 AM	Deciding on emergency care
Preparing questions for doctor visits	Making vaccination decisions
Creating meal prep and shopping lists	Determining if symptoms are serious
Fact-checking parenting advice	Emotional support during crisis moments

The golden rule: AI helps you organize, research, and prepare. Your pediatrician makes medical decisions. When in doubt, call the doctor.

✅ Quick Check: Your neighbor recommends a specific sleep training method they swear by. Before trying it, what should you do? (Answer: Ask AI to explain what pediatric research says about that specific method, including any age recommendations or safety concerns. Then discuss it with your pediatrician at your next visit. What works for one baby may not work for yours, and some methods have age requirements.)

Your First Prompt: The Parent Dashboard

I'm a new parent with a [age] baby. Create a daily dashboard I can check
each morning that includes:

1. What to expect at this age (normal behaviors, approximate schedule)
2. Feeding reminders (amounts, frequency for this age)
3. Sleep expectations (naps, nighttime, total hours)
4. One developmental activity appropriate for this age
5. One self-care reminder for me
6. Any upcoming milestones to watch for

Keep it concise — I'm reading this with one hand while holding a baby.

Key Takeaways

AI is your organizational partner for baby’s first year — it builds schedules, tracks milestones, researches questions, and reduces the mental load of parenting
Never use AI for medical decisions — fever in a newborn, unusual symptoms, or emergency situations always require your pediatrician
You can fact-check any parenting advice by asking AI to reference current AAP, CDC, and WHO guidelines
71% of new mothers already use AI-assisted parenting tools — this course teaches you to get the same benefits from any AI assistant

Up Next

In the next lesson, you’ll tackle the newborn period (0-3 months) — the most intense and confusing stretch of the first year. You’ll build your newborn survival guide with feeding, diaper, and soothing routines.