Helping your child with homework using AI: step-by-step method

Is your child stuck on a math lesson or a verb conjugation, and you’re not sure how to explain it? An AI can help you revisit the concept, guide your child and prepare for a test. You stay in control: you steer the conversation, and your child learns by thinking.

Open the AI with your child

Use your own adult account, and sit next to your child. AI services set a minimum age in their terms of use, so it’s up to you to create and manage the account.

Stay in control: you do the typing, you check the answers and you decide what is useful. Your child follows along and replies.

Ask for an explanation suited to the class level

Tell the AI your child’s level, and ask for a concrete example they already know. A simple example is better than a long definition.

Example request Can you explain the concept of [concept covered in class, e.g.: fractions] for a [grade level, e.g.: fourth grader]? Give a simple example based on [everyday situation, e.g.: a shared pizza].

Guide your child without giving the answer

Ask the AI not to give the solution. It should ask questions and give hints, one at a time. Your child then finds the answer on their own.

Example request My child must find the answer on their own. Do not give the solution. Ask them questions and give hints, one at a time, so they move forward step by step on this exercise: [exercise text].

Review with a short quiz

Ask for a short quiz, to be done orally or in writing. Have your child answer question by question, then correct the answers together.

Example request Give me a 5-question quiz on [lesson, e.g.: present tense conjugation] for a [grade level] student. Ask one question at a time, wait for my answer, then correct it.

Protect personal information

Avoid entering your child’s name, school or any personal information. Replace them with [brackets] before sending your text. For a document, attach the file with the button provided for this in the AI, or copy and paste the text if that button doesn’t exist.

Ask the AI to leave [brackets] in place of any personal information.

Example request Put [brackets] in place of any name, school or personal information. Here is my text: [paste the text]. Only check the spelling.

Check with the teacher’s lesson

AI can make mistakes, including in calculations. Always compare its answer with the lesson and the teacher’s instructions. If they differ, the lesson takes precedence.

Good habits

• Check every answer against the teacher’s lesson.
• Never enter your child’s name, school or personal information.
• Use [brackets] in place of personal data.
• Reread everything before having your child copy it.
• Stay present during the session: you keep the account and steer the conversation.
• Keep in mind that AI can invent a plausible answer: be skeptical, then verify.