sharing household chores
Sharing household chores as a family
Sharing the housework is not a debate to have every Sunday night. It is a setting you make once.
How it works
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List the chores of the house
Kitchen, laundry, bedroom, pets, errands: the catalog suggests them, you tick the ones that exist at yours.
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Pick a mode per chore
Rotation, pool, always the same person, a parent decides, or one each.
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Let it run
Today's board fills itself every morning. The stats show who does what, and whether it is balanced.
Who does what, in writing
On Familyzap each chore has an assignment mode. Rotation picks whoever has done it least. The pool leaves the task to the first one who grabs it. "Always the same person" is for fixed jobs, like taking the bins out. And "one each" creates a copy per person, for tidying your room or packing your bag. Everyone sees the same list, nobody discovers a chore by surprise.
Matched to each age
A six-year-old can set the table, not scrub the bathroom. The quest catalog shows a suggested age, and every quest is worth a number of points set by the parents. Parents have their own quests too: sharing is for the whole house, not just the kids.
Visible balance
The Stats page shows quests and points per person, week after week.
By age
The catalog gives a suggested age for each task. You pick what is realistic.
Parents too
Adults have their quests. Kids see that everyone pitches in.
Change any time
A child grows, a rhythm changes: the quest is adjusted in three taps, the history stays.
Frequently asked questions
How do I share chores without favouring one child?
Rotation counts how many times each person did the task and picks whoever is furthest behind. A parent can also assign a quest by hand from the calendar.
Can two people share one chore?
Yes. When a quest is done you can say who helped, and the points are split.