How it works
These chores for 9 year olds follow the pediatricians' list for ages 8 to 10: vacuuming, helping cook dinner, making a snack, walking the dog and putting away laundry and groceries, plus the easier jobs from ages 5 to 7.
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What a 9 year old can do
The American Academy of Pediatrics adds six jobs at 8 to 10: vacuum, help cook dinner, fix their own snacks, walk a pet, and put away their own laundry and the groceries. Every chore from 5 to 7 stays on, such as setting the table and sorting laundry. Here they are sorted into every day, once or twice a week, and outside.
From list to chart
The chart opens on five of these chores for one child. Type your child's name on the name line, then retype a chore, remove it with its ×, or press Add a chore. The 25 chores are offered as you type. Print the chart gives one weekly page.
- Add one new chore at a time: the pediatricians' article warns that a long list can overwhelm a child new to chores.
- Choose Points under Each box is worth to count vacuuming, a 2, above filling the pet dish, a 1.
Questions and answers
What chores can a 9 year old do?
Everything a 5 to 7 year old does, plus vacuuming, helping make dinner, making their own snack, walking a pet and putting away their own laundry and the groceries. That is the American Academy of Pediatrics list for ages 8 to 10.
Are these chores for an 8 year old too?
Yes. The pediatricians' list puts 8, 9 and 10 in one band. Start an 8 year old on the every-day jobs and add a weekly one once those are routine.
Are there different chores for a 9 year old boy?
No. The list is the same for any 9 year old; the article sorts chores by age only. Pick the jobs your household needs and the ones your child can finish alone.
Should a 9 year old be paid for chores?
That is a family choice. The pediatricians' article puts honest praise first and names allowances and stickers as rewards some families add. Points under Each box is worth lets you decide what a week earns.