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Chore chart for teens

Real responsibilities, a cleaner look and a weekly total instead of gold stars. Three teen themes are included, or choose Minimal for no artwork at all.

Who is this for?

Chores

    Or pick from the list

    Layout

    Chart runs
    Week starts
    Each day shows

    Tick the days, count the ticks and write each row's total in the blank column. The goal is the number to beat for the week.

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    A chore chart a teenager won't roll their eyes at

    Teens don't need stickers; they need clarity and a bit of autonomy. The chart should look like something an adult would use, and it should give them room to decide when the jobs get done.

    Real jobs, with real consequences

    A teenager can run their own laundry, cook a meal a week, clean a bathroom properly, mow the lawn and handle recycling day. These are skills they'll need in three years, not favours to you. Say that out loud, and pick chores that match. Avoid jobs that are really yours and that you could do in two minutes.

    Weekly, not daily

    Daily checks feel like surveillance at fifteen. Set the chart to weekly, agree a deadline (Sunday evening works for many families) and let them choose when during the week each job happens. The Total column gives a number to aim for without you hovering.

    Choose the look together

    The three teen themes, Lifestyle, Study and Active, use the same geometric corner frame with different icons. Minimal has no artwork at all. Letting a teen pick the theme, or tell you it's all stupid and pick Minimal, is a small concession that costs nothing and gets the chart on the wall.

    Money, or not?

    Families split on this. If you pay, pay for extras on top of a base set of unpaid household jobs, and pay the same amount every week for the same work so it feels like a deal rather than a bribe. Write the amount in the reward line so there's no renegotiating on Sunday. If you'd rather not link chores to money, a later curfew or control of the Saturday plan can work just as well.

    When it slips

    It will. A missed week is a conversation, not a crisis. Ask what got in the way, drop a chore if the week was genuinely full, and print a new chart. Teens respond far better to a reset than to a growing list of failures on an old chart.