# Introducing ChatGPT for Teens: Built for learning, backed by protections

Users who state they are 13 to 17 or are estimated under 18 are automatically placed into the experience.

- Study Mode offers guided, step-by-step help, while responsible homework reminders redirect attempts to shortcut assignments.
- Study Hours let teens or parents schedule times when Study Mode is enabled by default.
- Parents with linked accounts can set Quiet Hours, manage selected settings, and receive limited high-risk safety notifications, including new eating-disorder alerts.
- The updated under-18 model spec bars romantic language, encouragement of emotional dependence, and claims that ChatGPT has feelings or consciousness.
- OpenAI added under 18 evaluations covering self-harm, eating disorders, violence, age-restricted goods and services, and sexual content to its system cards.

## Why it matters

Teen ChatGPT users now receive a learning-focused experience with stronger default safeguards and additional parental controls.

## Sources

- [OpenAI: Introducing ChatGPT for Teens: Built for learning, backed by protections](https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-for-teens)

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Summarized by dstilled on 2026-08-18. https://dstilled.ai/story/fb7db44a-bc0b-40c3-953d-2bcc4647c056