Week 4: Kids’ Chores This week we’re going to get our kids on board with regular chore help. If you’ve never done chores before, it will take you several iterations to find the right ones, find the right time, and find the right expectations. If you already have kid chores established, look at what in your chore routine needs to be strengthened. If you’re like most of us, it’s probably the inspection phase. Inspection is the critical step, so that’s the step we’re tracking here. Even while helping the kids learn, we are focusing on ourselves doing our job and what we ought.

My Focus:

Phase 1: Declutter

Clearly write the chore expectations in a place the kids and you can refer to.

At least once, you do the chore with them watching; talk through it. Teach and lead by example.

Make sure everyone has the supplies and instructions and inspection they need to be successful.

Phase 2: Brain Dump

With your list of chores brain dumped last week, highlight the ones that are 1) doable by your kids 2) essential to be done for the home to run smoothly. Choose one of those as the daily job. Keep the list of others the kids can do as a back-pocket chore consequence or money-earning-job list.

Phase 3: Practice

Take notes at the bottom of this page as you check off the days you do your routines. What worked, what didn’t. Gather observations to help you make smart adjustments later.

Morning Routine Evening Routine

Kids’ Chores Inspected

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