For teenagers and the adults who help them: learn like a tutor not an answer key, rehearse a hard conversation, get feedback on writing, plan a first job or first paycheck and spot scams. Teens can use these themselves within each app's age rules.
| # | Prompt | Use it when | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Learn Like a Tutor, Not an Answer Key | When you want to learn the method and not just get an answer. It asks what you know, gives hints and lets you try before showing the next step. | Open → |
| 2 | Rehearse a Difficult Conversation | When you dread a conversation and want to find the words first. It plays the other person, gives feedback after each turn and offers calm opening lines. | Open → |
| 3 | Help with a First Job or Volunteer Application | When you are looking for a first job or volunteer role. It helps write a short, honest introduction or resume from your real experience and prepares likely questions. | Open → |
| 4 | Plan What to Do with a First Paycheck | When you have your first income. It builds a simple plan to spend, save and give, explains bank accounts and interest in plain words and notes when to ask a parent. | Open → |
| 5 | Make Sense of the News Without Panic | When a news story feels confusing or upsetting. It explains what is known and unknown, flags opinion and ends with questions to ask before you share it. | Open → |
| 6 | Explore Classes or Career Paths | When you are choosing classes or wondering about your future. It asks questions, suggests five paths to explore with one small thing to try for each and does not pick for you. | Open → |
| 7 | Get Feedback on My Writing, Not a Rewrite | When you want to improve your own writing. It names the strongest part and the least clear part, suggests one change and asks questions without rewriting anything. | Open → |
| 8 | Spot Manipulation and Scams Online | To practice spotting scams before one shows up. It gives five realistic examples, lets you spot the signs first and ends with a checklist and who to tell. | Open → |
| 9 | Reset My Phone Habits | When your phone takes more time than you want to give it. It suggests a two-week experiment with three small changes and a way to notice how you feel. | Open → |
| 10 | Plan a Project for My Portfolio or Hobby | When you want a project that shows what you can do. It asks what you want to make, then breaks it into weekly goals with things to learn and a way to share it. | Open → |
Some apps offer parental controls, but most do not let a parent read the chats. Talking about how your teen uses AI is more useful than checking up on it.
Each company sets its own rule, and the rules differ by app and country. See our table of age limits for ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot and Meta AI before anyone under 18 uses one.
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