Managing a chore chart for your family can be difficult at times due to a number of different factors. Oftentimes, the chore chart is effective at first as the children and parents are excited to try something new. However, after a few weeks sometimes even days, the excitement wanes and the chore chart quickly becomes a back-burner device and as a result, the chores aren’t kept up with again.

Be Committed as a Parent

Probably the most important thing to do in order to ensure that your chore chart works for your family is to be completely dedicated to the system. As a parent, you can’t let up even one day or your kids will let up right along with you and eventually you won’t even look at the chart anymore.

Everyone Should Have Quick and Easy Access to the Chart

This is important because if you’re the only one that can see it or it is only in one place in the house, say your refrigerator, then it is easier to forget it or let it slip your mind for a day/week. If everyone has direct access to the chart each day it will be more effective.

Assign Chores Daily

The chore chart should be created so that it is easy to update. If you can add or erase chores each day, your children will feel like it is of the utmost important thing. When something remains stagnant it’s easy to let it get swept under the rug.

Give Rewards for Completed Chores

This is an absolute must. Kids have to receive compensation for the work that they do or they will have no desire to do the work. Parents don’t work at their jobs for free and neither will kids want to work for free. A reward should be clearly identified and assigned for each chore or week of chores completed whether it be an allowance or something else that you and your child decide upon.

Joe Mangum is a writer and online marketer for My Job Chart. You can contact him through his email address joe@myjobchart.com. My Job Chart is an online chore chart that teaches kids to work in a fun and productive way.