Ages 13–16
Teen chore chart
Teens mock laminated rainbows and then still need a list. Give them slate or navy, real jobs, and a payout policy. Mocking will continue. Completions can still rise.
The teen chart is also for you: it stops the “I do everything” feeling from living only in your head. It is either on the page or it is optional.
What a teen can do
Use this as a menu. Your house, your safety rules.
- Dinner
- Laundry start to drawers
- Full bathroom
- Yard or car
- Calendar and money log
- Dog in the dark with a plan
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.
- Parenting their siblings as a full-time unpaid job
- Anything you have not trained
How to run the week
Keys, rides, and data are privileges. Attach them in writing if you use them that way.
A shared digital week helps when they are at practice during your reminder window.
Reward idea: Allowance, gas money, or privileges — stated, not hinted.
Layout: Teen responsibility / points table templates.
Questions parents ask
- How many chores at this age?
- Fewer rows, heavier jobs.
- Printable or digital?
- Either. Teens often prefer checking a phone. Little kids prefer the fridge.