Chores by age
Family chore chart by age
The mistake is not assigning too much. It is assigning things a child cannot yet finish alone, so an adult ends up finishing them and everybody learns the chore was optional.
Ages 4โ6
- Put toys in one named box
- Carry their plate to the sink
- Feed a pet with an adult nearby
- Put dirty clothes in the basket
Ages 7โ9
- Make their own bed
- Set or clear the table
- Sort laundry into colours
- Pack their own school bagAgainst a list, not from memory.
Ages 10โ12
- Load and unload the dishwasher
- Take bins out on the right night
- Hoover one room properly
- Make a simple breakfast or lunch
Ages 13+
- Run a full load of laundry start to finish
- Cook one family dinner a week
- Do a small shop from a list
- Be responsible for one recurring household job, unprompted
What this list does inside Famio
In Famio each of these becomes a chore with a rotation and a reward. A child checks it off on their own paired device, an adult verifies it, and the balance is theirs โ which is the part that makes the chart outlast February.