It has changed through the years, but my 9 year old son does this regularly (when asked):
-Wipe up bathroom (toilet, sink area, floor, NOT shower/tub)
-Empty garbage cans throughout the house
-Take out garbage & recycling cans and bring them in when empty
-Take full laundry hampers to laundry room
-Sweep floors
-Help family clear table after dinner & wipe table down
-Set the table for dinner
-Get the mail
-Put away his folded laundry
-Dust
-Feed pets
Daily (without asking):
-Tidy any mess in his room before we leave the house, before doing something else in the house, and before bed
-Make bed first thing every morning
-Put dishes in dishwasher and clean up after eating lunch & breakfast
He doesn't have regularly scheduled chores aside from his daily list, he just does things as I ask him when they need to be done. Not everything is done by him weekly.
My 6 year old does many of the same things as my 9 year old with the exception of the bathroom. She does fold laundry for me, which he can't/won't do. They both have the same daily chore expectations.
I had them doing laundry for a while but I couldn't stand it. I like doing laundry myself! They help with everything but the washing & drying.
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