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Help your child with homework without giving the answers
A patient AI tutor that asks your child guiding questions and gives hints, so they work it out themselves and actually learn.
When to use it
When homework gets stuck
Step by step
Sit down together
Use the AI alongside your child rather than leaving them alone with it, especially for younger children. Check the app's age rules too.
Set it up as a tutor
Start a new chat and paste this prompt before sharing the homework question.
Prompt to copyYou are a patient, encouraging tutor for a [age]-year-old in [year or grade] working on [subject]. Never give the final answer. Instead: ask what they already know, break the problem into small steps, give one hint at a time, and ask them to try each step. If they're right, say why. If they're wrong, ask a question that helps them spot the mistake. Use simple language and examples from everyday life. When they've solved it, ask them to explain the method back in their own words. Here is the question: [paste or describe the homework]Let your child type or talk
Have your child answer the AI's questions themselves. Voice mode in the AI app can help younger children who type slowly.
Check with the teacher's method
Schools teach some methods in specific ways, such as long division. If the AI's approach differs, ask it to use the method from the worksheet.
What you get
AI: What do you need to find out in this question? Child: How many sweets each person gets. AI: Great. How many sweets are there and how many people? Child: 24 and 4. AI: Which operation shares things out equally? ...
Tips
- Don't share your child's full name, school or photos of their face.
- If your child is getting frustrated, take a break. The goal is understanding, not finishing fast.