Guides for grown-ups
Practical, sourced, and honest about what is not known. Every claim here links to the paper behind it, and where the evidence is thin we say so rather than rounding up.
Free tidy up timer
Pick 2, 5, 10 or 15 minutes and watch the bar drain. No sign-up, works on any screen.
Chores by age, 3 to 12
What a typical child can manage at each age, how long a job should take, and what stays with an adult.
Break chores down by room
Twelve ready-made lists for the bedroom, kitchen, playroom and the rest. One small, visible job at a time.
Getting started
Why won't they just start?
Rewards and charts
Why has our reward chart stopped working?
Time and how long things take
How long should this actually take?
Boomph is a chore app for kids who find starting hard. It is free for 14 days and does not take a card. See what it does.