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Parenting Science May 14, 2026 10 min read

Age-appropriate chores by age: a 2-to-16 chart with research

What chores kids can actually handle at each age, backed by developmental research, plus the common mistakes that make charts fail at every age.

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Parenting Science May 4, 2026 10 min read

Should you pay kids for chores? What 25 years of research actually says

Most parenting blogs say paying kids for chores ruins motivation. The research is more nuanced than that, and the practical answer comes down to which chores you're paying for.

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Parenting Science May 1, 2026 4 min read

How to set rewards that actually motivate kids (according to research)

The science of intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation in plain English, plus a practical framework for picking rewards that don't backfire on the behavior you're trying to encourage.