# Explain a big news story to your kids in words they understand

> A dense article about wildfires becomes a 150-word story a 9-year-old can follow and ask about.

Paste a headline or article and get a short, calm version written for your child's age, with a few questions to talk about together at bedtime or dinner.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/explain-the-news-to-your-kids/
- Category: Upgrade your everyday
- Made for: Everyone
- Works in: Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude
- Time: About 3 minutes
- Effort: Just copy and paste

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
My child is [CHILD AGE, e.g. 9] and asked me about this news story: [PASTE ARTICLE OR HEADLINE]. Rewrite it for them in about 150 words. Use short sentences and everyday words, explain any hard terms, and stay factual and calm. Leave out scary details they don't need, and don't take a political side. End with one sentence on what grown-ups are doing to help, if that's true, and 3 open questions we could talk about together. Then, separately, give me 2 tips for answering their follow-up questions honestly.
```

## Step by step

1. Copy the article text or headline you want to explain.
2. Paste it into Gemini, ChatGPT or Claude with the prompt.
3. Read the kid version yourself first and adjust anything.
4. Use the talk questions at dinner or bedtime.

## What you'll get

A calm, age-right summary of the story plus three conversation questions and tips for handling follow-ups.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude. On this page, ChatGPT and Claude open with your prompt already typed in. No paid plan is noted for this one.

**How long does it take?** About 3 minutes. It's rated "Just copy and paste". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 2 blanks: child age and paste article or headline. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A calm, age-right summary of the story plus three conversation questions and tips for handling follow-ups.

Idea spotted on the web, shared by David Silverberg (Tom's Guide): https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/i-use-gemini-to-explain-the-world-to-my-kids-these-3-prompts-nail-it-every-time. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable); Second Brain (Give your AI a memory it reads across every project, so it finally knows your business).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.