Help your kid with homework without doing it for them

Fix it yourself in 3 steps

1. Take a clear photo of just the homework problem (crop out your child's name, school and teacher), and note the grade and what the class is learning.
2. Paste the prompt below with the photo, and let your child answer each question the AI asks, typed or out loud in voice mode.
3. When they finish, have your child explain the answer back to you in their own words, and check it against the textbook, class notes or the teacher's examples.

Copy this prompt

Be a patient tutor for my child. Here is a photo of one homework problem: [attach photo]. Grade: [grade]. What the class is learning: [topic, e.g. long division or main idea]. Do NOT give the final answer. First explain the idea in 2-3 short sentences a [grade] student would understand, with one similar example that uses different numbers or words. Then ask my child one guiding question at a time and wait for their reply. If they get a step wrong, give a small hint, not the answer. Stop when my child has written the answer themselves (or after 6 hints), then say in one line whether their answer looks right and which step to double-check with the teacher's method.

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Tips from people who've done it

• Ask the AI to match the method your child's class uses; schools teach some math steps differently.
• AI can make mistakes, so check answers against the textbook or teacher's notes before treating them as right.
• Follow your school's rules on AI; when in doubt, use it only to explain, never to write the work.
• Kids should use AI with a grown-up nearby and never share their full name, school or photos of themselves.

Agents people used for this: Grok Bot, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude.