Chores and rewards
Jobs that get done without being asked twice.
Chores with a person, a date and a repeat on them. Rewards a child can claim when the work is done. A parent who approves it from wherever they are.
Mia’s jobs
1of 3 done
Friday film night
Her pick. Claim it when the jobs are done, and a parent says yes.
2 to go
A reward makes it real
Set up the rewards the house runs on (half an hour of screen time, a trip to the pool, a bit of allowance, or whatever you like) and a child can claim one when their jobs are done. Try it above. It goes to a parent to approve, and only then is it theirs to redeem. The question at the kitchen table moves from “have you?” to “can I claim it yet?”.
- Rewards of your own: allowance, screen time, an outing, or anything else
- A child claims; a parent approves or declines; then it is redeemed
- Every chore has a status a parent can see: done, sent back, or approved
Steps, for the jobs that are really five jobs
“Tidy your room” is not one thing. On Pro, break it into the parts that need doing, ticked off one at a time, and a seven-year-old can follow it without a running commentary.
Repeating, without the nagging
Weekly, on school days, or on the days the bins go out. Repeats are set once and then stay out of the way, and the chores show up on the family calendar beside everything else.
Questions
About chores and rewards
Can children mark their own chores as done?
Yes. A parent sees it land in their inbox, and can approve it or send it back with a note, so there is a record without anyone having to supervise the ticking.
How do rewards work?
You set up the rewards the house runs on: half an hour of screen time, a trip to the pool, a bit of allowance, or anything else. When a child’s jobs are done they claim one, a parent approves it, and only then is it theirs to redeem.
Does the app pay out the reward?
No. Kinmeadow keeps track of what was claimed and approved; the screen time, the outing or the money is between you and your child.
Can a chore repeat?
Yes. Weekly, on school days, or on the days the bins go out. Set it once and it comes back on its own, and it shows on the family calendar beside everything else.
What are steps?
The parts of a job that is really several jobs. “Tidy your room” becomes clothes in the basket, books on the shelf, bed made, floor clear, and each one is ticked off on its own. Steps are part of Pro.
Can both parents see what was done?
Yes. Every chore has a status anyone in the house can see: to do, done, sent back, or approved, and the approving is a parent’s job wherever they happen to be.
Are chores part of Basic?
Yes. Chores, lists and rewards are all in Basic. Steps within a chore are part of Pro.
The rest of it
Everything a family needs, in one app.
Meadow
It reads your email and calendars, builds the shopping list, tells you when you are free, and writes your briefing morning and evening.
Read moreOne shared calendar
A colour per person, each child’s school term dates already on it, and guest links for the people who are not in the app.
Read moreSchool term dates
Every school in England, and its term dates, INSET days and holidays on the family calendar in your child’s colour.
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Shopping lists that update in the shop, a recipe box, and a meal plan that knows what the week needs.
Read moreRecords and renewals
Cars with MOT and road tax dates found for you, files with an expiry date on them, and a nudge well before anything runs out.
Read moreVehicle reminders
Type the number plate and the MOT and road tax dates are found for you, put on the family calendar, and reminded a month out and a week out.
Read moreThe wider family
Encrypted chat that reaches grandparents in their own house, a family tree children can follow, and wishlists so presents are easy.
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Move the family over this weekend.
The calendar, the lists, the chores and the family tree, free for as long as you like.