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Agree family rules for safe AI study use

Use the fictional family example to agree what children may do alone, what needs an adult and how to ask for help.

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Agree on a few rules people can remember

Use this fictional agreement to start a conversation, not to announce rules that nobody discussed. Ask the learner and parent what help is useful, what school rules require and when to pause. Write the agreement yourself or use one approved assistant; this worksheet does not generate or enforce it. Keep names and private family details out. Aim for a page you can use at homework time, not wallpaper for the fridge. A family agreement does not replace a service’s age requirements, school rules or accessibility arrangements; check those separately.

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  1. Agree on a few rules people can remember

    Use this fictional agreement to start a conversation, not to announce rules that nobody discussed. Ask the learner and parent what help is useful, what school rules require and when to pause. Write the agreement yourself or use one approved assistant; this worksheet does not generate or enforce it. Keep names and private family details out. Aim for a page you can use at homework time, not wallpaper for the fridge. A family agreement does not replace a service’s age requirements, school rules or accessibility arrangements; check those separately.

  2. Keep decisions and open questions separate

    Fictional family discussion notes. [F1] Agreed: AI may explain a step. It may not complete graded homework for the learner. [F2] Agreed: do not enter a full name, school ID or private photo. Keep other people’s private details out too. [F3] Agreed: ask an adult when unsure. If the adult is unavailable, pause that use instead of guessing permission. [F4] Not yet decided: which service/account is suitable, the school’s exact rules, whether AI may check a completed graded answer, and whether it may write new practice questions. No age, login or permission has been supplied. [F5] Proposed: try the agreement for one week, then discuss one confusing example together. This review timing still needs family agreement. Preserve “agreed”, “not yet decided” and “proposed”. A tidy draft is not evidence that anyone accepted it.

  3. Ask for a short agreement with real examples

    Use only the supplied family discussion notes and preserve their labels. Draft a short agreement in plain language under agreed rules, allowed examples, not-allowed examples, ask-first cases and open decisions. Distinguish what participants explicitly agreed from suggestions and missing decisions. If no agreement is recorded, label the document discussion draft rather than inventing agreed rules. Link each example to a stated rule, and mark illustrative wording as a proposal. Preserve actual restrictions and unresolved permissions for services, homework or practice. For fictional F1–F5, the one-week review is only a proposal; for other notes use their actual review arrangement or say not stated. Do not add that timetable. Add a pause-and-ask step when a situation is unclear, without inventing monitoring, punishment, consent, account access or an authorised adult. A family agreement does not establish provider age eligibility or school permission. Do not claim it detects AI use, protects all data or guarantees learning. Source:

  4. Compare with a complete one-page draft

    Family AI agreement — draft for discussion, not an accepted record. Agreed rules [F1–F3] • AI may explain one step; the learner still does the work. • Do not ask AI to complete graded homework for the learner. • Do not enter a full name, school ID, private photo or somebody else’s private details. • Unsure? Pause and ask an adult. If no adult is available, wait. Allowed example [F1]: “Explain why both sides of this equation need the same operation. Do not solve the whole question.” Use an anonymous typed example, subject to the school’s rules and suitable service access being confirmed. Not allowed [F1]: “Write all the answers to this graded worksheet so I can submit them.” Adding “explain briefly” does not change that request. Not allowed [F2]: upload a private photo or an image showing a school ID. Instead, type only the permitted question without identifying details. Ask first [F4]: “I already finished this graded answer. May AI check it?” Checking completed work is unresolved here, not automatically allowed. Ask first [F4]: “May AI make another practice question?” Decide this with the adult and applicable school rules before using that route. Before using a service [F4] An adult checks the service’s age/access requirements and relevant privacy controls, and confirms the school’s rules. Write the chosen service and any agreed limits in your own copy only after deciding. An adult’s presence does not override a provider’s rules. No shared password or payment is authorised by this draft. When something goes wrong If the answer is confusing, stop and ask about the specific step; do not assume it is correct because it sounds confident [F3]. If private information was sent, stop sending it, tell the adult without reposting it, and review that service’s deletion/support options. Do not promise that deletion removes every provider copy [F2–F3]. This recovery suggestion needs family discussion too. Review proposal [F5] If everyone agrees, discuss one example after one week: what helped, what was unclear, and what rule needs clarification? Change only the points you agree on. Leave the date and undecided rules open until confirmed. Wrong rewrite: “AI may check all homework and generate practice.” Repair: “Both uses are ask-first until decided [F4].”

  5. Test the draft with three everyday requests

    Read the draft together and try these requests: 1. “Explain one step without doing the whole graded question.” This fits F1, but school rules and service access still need confirmation under F4. 2. “Finish my graded worksheet.” F1 says no. Keep that boundary even if the request uses friendly wording. 3. “Check the answer I already wrote.” F4 is unresolved; pause and ask rather than changing it to yes or no in the draft. Does everyone understand what to do when the adult is unavailable? Are identifying details kept out? Have you left undecided access and practice-generation rules open, and the review date proposed? Remove any invented consent, automatic monitoring or guaranteed safety claim. If family members disagree, keep the disagreement visible and discuss it; a checkbox does not settle it. Edit before ticking the checks below.

  6. Keep the agreed version and one open question

    Copy the reviewed draft before leaving; this worksheet does not save edited text. Discuss it with the people affected, record only decisions they actually agree to, and keep open questions separate. A completion mark here is not a signature, parental consent or permission to use a service. If the one-week review is agreed, choose the date in your own calendar; this worksheet does not set a reminder. Use the parent-check Task below to practise reviewing a reply against a learning goal. If service or school requirements remain unclear, pause that use until confirmed.

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