Your first week

Add your children from Family. A child doesn't need an email address. Generate a magic link from their profile and open it on their device to sign them in.

If a co-parent will assign or review chores, invite them as a parent. Agree on what finished looks like for your first few chores before either of you reviews anything.

In Settings → Family Settings, set your timezone and decide what kids can do: see each other's chores, propose chores, and trade chores. You can change these later.

Pick the chores you currently remind people about most, like dishes after dinner or feeding the dog. Add them with New chore, or use Spark ideas to start from suggestions.

Write each one so a child can tell when it's finished. “Empty the dishwasher and wipe the counter” works. “Clean the kitchen” leads to arguments.

Make daily chores repeat. Each day gets its own copy, so yesterday's work stays in the record.

Open Today each evening. It shows what's waiting on you and each child's list for the day.

Review submitted chores the same day. Kids stop submitting quickly when approvals sit.

Use the first few reviews to set the standard. If a child missed part of the job, reject it with a note that says what's missing. Keep the standard the same all week.

Look at which chores got done without reminders and which kept slipping. A chore that slips every day usually needs a smaller scope, a longer due window, or a different owner.

Once the loop feels routine, add more chores, turn on rewards, or set up reminders. Adding everything on day one is the most common reason families give up.