Age 9
Chore chart for 9 year olds
Nine wants competence and still forgets the lunchbox. Put “lunchbox rinse” on the chart even if it feels too small. Small forgotten jobs are what parents still do at 9:15pm.
They can handle a points table and a weekly goal (“hit 20 points four weeks in a row”). That kind of goal is a Pro feature in the digital tracker; on paper, just tally Sundays.
What a 9-year-old can do
Use this as a menu. Your house, your safety rules.
- Walk a known dog route
- Meal prep help
- Vacuum living room
- Recycling out
- Wipe handles
Skip these for now
Not because kids are incapable of growth — because the risk or the teaching cost is too high for a first chart.
- Late-night dog walks alone
- Financial bills
- Chemical mixing
How to run the week
Let them redesign the chart once. Buy-in is cheaper than nagging.
If they have a phone, the digital tracker starts to beat paper for weekends at a friend’s house.
Reward idea: Points toward a larger privilege (friend over, activity pick).
Layout: Points table or weekly grid.
Questions parents ask
- How many chores at this age?
- Five to eight mixed daily/weekly.
- Printable or digital?
- Either. Teens often prefer checking a phone. Little kids prefer the fridge.