Chore chart meeting: agenda and tips
A 28-minute agenda to list the jobs, match them to ages, and agree how they rotate and what they earn, with what to decide and how long to keep it.
The agenda (28 minutes)
- min 0Step 1: List every household job together on paper6 min
- min 6Step 2: Sort jobs by age: who can do what alone6 min
- min 12Step 3: Choose jobs: everyone picks one they do not mind5 min
- min 17Step 4: Agree the rotation for shared jobs4 min
- min 21Step 5: Agree points or pay, and when jobs are checked5 min
- min 26Step 6: Recap and a start date2 min
Decide and write down
- Each child's daily and weekly jobs
- Which jobs rotate, daily or weekly
- Points per job
- The start date
When and how long
- When
- when you start chores, or when the current chart has stopped working
- How long
- 10 to 15 minutes with children from 5
- Goal
- list the jobs, match them to ages, and agree how they rotate and what they earn
After the meeting, TaskFamily keeps what you decided: chores with points, fair rotation between siblings, and the Trust Ladder for checking.
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The agenda timings are TaskFamily's suggestion for the age of the youngest child at the table. The guide text is drafted with AI from these numbers and checked automatically before it is published.