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How to stop my kid using ChatGPT to cheat on homework

Reviewed 2026-10-19 from the same public pages as the directory. If a tool page says a price or a privacy claim is unverified, this guide does not fill it in.

A child under 13 is not allowed to use ChatGPT under OpenAI’s current terms, so they should not have an account or yours. If an older child is turning in answers they cannot explain, take the login off the device and have them redo the problem out loud.

OpenAI’s usage policies, effective October 29, 2025, list academic dishonesty as a disallowed use. That is the company’s rule. The teacher’s rule for the assignment is separate, and it still applies.

Practical steps

  1. Do not share your ChatGPT password. The terms of use, effective January 1, 2026, say you may not share account credentials or make the account available to anyone else. The age line on that page is explained in the ChatGPT age requirement.
  2. For a child under 13, OpenAI’s help center says ChatGPT is not meant for them. If it is used in a classroom for children under 13, the help center says the actual interaction must be conducted by an adult.
  3. Ask the child to re-explain one answer with the laptop closed. If they cannot, the work is not finished. More on that check is in how to tell if your child used AI.
  4. Sign the family AI rules printable and put a tool that teaches on the homework spot instead: the free Khan Academy library, Zearn, or a parent-held tutor such as Khanmigo or IQnition (grades 3 and up).
  5. OpenAI describes parental controls and a teen experience for eligible accounts in its help center. We did not click through every setting, so this page does not invent menu steps. The age minimum is still 13.