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Chores for 2-year-olds

At two, chores are really “helping”: one-step jobs done alongside you, with lots of praise. The chart below is already filled in with these jobs: edit it, then print.

Daily

  • Put toys in the basket
  • Dirty clothes in the hamper
  • Hand you their plate
  • Books back on the shelf

Weekly

  • Pour pet food with help
  • Wipe a spill with a cloth
Tasks (6)
Look & print settings
My jobs this week
TaskMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Put toys in the basket
Dirty clothes in the hamper
Hand you their plate
Books back on the shelf
Pour pet food with help
Wipe a spill with a cloth

Reward: Pick the Saturday movie

✎ Edit

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Making it work at 2

Tip: Do the job together and keep the chart to two or three pictures.

At this age, a picture matters more than the words. Keep words on if you want to build early reading, but make each picture big.

General suggestions drawn from common child-development guidance (for example HealthyChildren.org, the AAP’s parenting site), not milestones. Every child is different.

Questions parents ask

What chores can a 2-year-old do?

Daily: put toys in the basket, dirty clothes in the hamper, hand you their plate, books back on the shelf. Weekly: pour pet food with help, wipe a spill with a cloth. At two, chores are really “helping”: one-step jobs done alongside you, with lots of praise.

How many chores should a 2-year-old have?

As a general suggestion, two or three daily jobs plus one or two weekly ones. A short list that really gets done beats a long one that gets ignored.

Should a 2-year-old get paid for chores?

Families split on this. A common approach is that everyday family jobs are unpaid, while extra jobs can earn pocket money or a reward. The reward line on the chart works either way.

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