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Small reward ideas for 12-year-olds

Small rewards for a 12-year-old: 4 ideas priced at about 20 points, roughly 2 days of jobs, with no toys or sweets.

Small rewards at 12

  • Thirty minutes of extra screen time
  • Choose the music at dinner
  • Pick the takeaway night menu
  • A late lie-in on Saturday

Small (about a day of jobs). About 20 points, or 2 days of jobs at 12.

What a 12-year-old earns

Daily jobs
3
Weekly jobs
2
Points a week
125
Points a day, on average
18

5 points for each daily job and 10 for a weekly one, with the number of jobs from our chores-by-age guide.

Every size at this age

Every size at this age
SizePrice
Small (about a day of jobs)20 points
Medium (about half a week)65 points
Big (about two weeks)250 points
Saving goal (about five weeks)625 points

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Prices are worked out from a typical week of jobs at this age on a 5-points-for-a-small-job scale; change them to fit your family. The guide text is drafted with AI from these numbers and checked automatically before it is published.

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