A chore chart only works when it matches what a kid can actually do. Here is how I split ours by age, and the exact charts we use each week.
Why age matters more than the chart
A 5 year old and a 13 year old are not doing the same jobs, and asking them to fails everyone. We tie completion to allowance: 85 percent of the week done earns the full amount, with room for extra “above and beyond” jobs.
The 5 year old chart
Short, visual, and mostly about routine: make the bed, brush teeth, feed the pet, put shoes away. Five or six jobs, no more.
The 10 year old chart
More independence: morning and evening jobs, homework done by a set time, a room reset each night.
The 13 year old chart
Real responsibility: pet care, laundry, dishes, and a weekly “family contribution” job that rotates.
