What chores does your 8 year old do...

[tigerbear]

And do they get pocket money for doing so?

Trying to get DD more involved in helping with general household chores, as all too often DP and I will be rushing about doing stuff, and she’ll be watching TV.
Interested to hear what other people get their children to help with/do, what’s reasonable etc.

I was thinking of adding things to a chart/planner and having certain things she has to do as a given - like putting her dishes in the dishwasher, setting the table etc, then other things she could do to earn pocket money.

Mine feed the pets, water the plants and pick up after themselves. No they don't get paid.

Mine doesn't get pocket money, but she makes her bed in the morning, puts her dishes in the dishwasher, loves washing up (!), sometimes helps me cook... Can't think of anything else.

Love the idea of her earning pocket money for it, so I might start doing this as there is a lot that she can do. It might help the arguments around tidying too!

Fuck all, my 9 year old is the most untidiest human on the planet and no amount of bribery pocket money makes any difference

Dds 7 and 9 do the washing up/dry.
Put their laundry by the washing machine.
Put their clothes away.
Sweep floor around dining room table ( as usually their mess)
Put cups, cutlery and dishes in sink that they’ve used.
Wash dhs car (which they love doing)

My 8 y/o DD gets £5 a week pocket money if she does all her little jobs. We use a GoHenry Card as it works well for us.

She has to make her bed & open her blinds every day, put her clothes in the wash basket, load the dishwasher after dinner and keep her room tidy(ish). She also puts her washed and folded clothes away daily. She often asks to do some extra if she wants a magazine or something.

I see it as us working together as a family unit. If we all do our bit then we all have more spare time to do the fun things.

My 7 year old makes the bed, opens blinds, gets own breakfast, clears bowl away, tidies bedroom and lounge.

He's very helpful and there's no money involved.

Twins aged 6 -
Put dirty laundry in wash bin
Empty wash bin and put in washing machine
Tidy rooms
Make beds
Tidy playroom
Put loo rolls in bathrooms
Clear table
Lay table
Stack dishwasher
Empty dishwasher
Help with hoovering
Put recycling out
Match socks
Put socks pants and vests in drawers
Get clean clothes out for morning

No pocket money by the way. I see all those things as helping do their bit. We all contribute!

Mine empty lunchboxes at the end of a school day; bring their own washing down and put their own clean washing away; keep their rooms tidy and hoovered weekly; and wash up once a week each. Their pocket money isn’t linked, I wanted to show them that if you’re part of a family then part of the work of the house is yours too (kids are 11, 9 and 7 do chores are age appropriate.)
I do pay for extra chores though only if they ask for them. 9yo cleaned the front window today for £2, for instance.

DS9 is trained to put his cutlery & crockery in the dish washer. I don't think of that as a chore but basic stuff.

He puts away cutlery from dishwasher but I don't trust him to put bowls etc on high shelves so that's it for now.

Dirty stuff in wash basket & he puts his clean clothes away.

Recently I've been able to give him money & send him to our friendly butcher at the end of our road. Today his task was to buy 4 boxes of eggs from there.

Every so often I tell him to tidy his room.

Lunchbox etc to kitchen & rubbish emptied out.

My 8 year old puts away dishes, looks after the pets, takes out the bin.

He doesn't get paid for it. Those are just being a part of the family chores. He has optional extra chores if he wants to earn money.

Mine get $5pw pocket money but it’s not related to chores.

Dc (8 & 10) are fully responsible for their own rooms so they

Make their beds and open their curtains every morning
Feed their fish
Keep their bedrooms tidy
They take turns to clean their bathroom
Keep their playroom tidy and organised
Make their packed lunches for school

Then they always pitch in with other jobs. We work together every evening to give everything a quick tidy after dinner and then a proper clean at the weekend.

Standard stuff is stack and put away stuff from the dishwasher, put own clothes in the laundry basket, put on a wash if asked, hang up some laundry (she’s not good with the big stuff but excellent with the socktopus), make herself breakfast or a snack, sort laundry (her folding’s not great, but she can put the right clothes in the right piles), wash out her own swimming kit and hang it to dry.

None.

I mean thy put washing in the basket and tidy up after playing with toys, but I don't consider those to be chores, just part of day to day life.

Be wary of linking chores to cash, when they hit the teen years they may well decide not to do the work because they can't be bothered earning the money. Keeping things tidy etc should just be how we live. Not for reward.

Mine has 3 jobs to be done every day - set the table, vacuum the stairs (with a little handheld vacuum) and keep her room tidy. She doesn't get pocket money for those, if she wants money she does extra jobs or takes the recycling (takes the cans and bottles to the shop to get the deposit back)

6 year old DD will put laundry in washing machine.
If toilet roll runs out she will get another one out (doesn't always remember to throw the old tube in the bin though!)
Makes her bed.
Will use the dust buster to Hoover her bedroom.
And will help me with odd jobs like dusting etc.
No payment, shouldn't need to be me and DH don't get paid to maintain a tidy home so DC shouldn't either IMO.

Oh and puts her clean clothes away and folds uniform for the next morning.
She's a very clean and organised kid though, I needn't ask her to do any of the above jobs but when I was her age I was a slob

Interesting responses, thank you.
I’m liking the idea of having her do all the basics and not get pocket money for it, but like a PP, perhaps give her pocket money if she does any extra jobs.

DD8 keeps her bedroom tidy including making her bed. She also takes the rubbish out and vacuums. She can also put the washing machine on and unload the dishwasher.

She doesn’t get pocket money for helping out around the house. She does it because she is part of the family and contributes to it running smoothly.

No jobs specifically theirs but they just contribute to the household stuff same as us so
Empty lunchboxes
Washing in basket
Tidy their own stuff
Put their washing away
Set/clear table

They make brews/toast/sandwiches for us all spontaneously and will often wash up if they see dirty pots in sink.

They get a bit of spending money but it's not dependent on what jobs they have or haven't done

Forgot - they're 9 and 11

My 8 year old has to:
Feed and clean out her guinea pigs (I help with the cleaning out).
Lay the table.
Take her dishes to the kitchen.
Clean her bedroom (we do a little clean before bed and I will help).

As extras she will:
Hoover downstairs.
Feed and let out the ducks.
Help with folding laundry and putting it away.