A weekly review does not need to become a long family meeting.

Use five minutes to answer three questions:

1. What worked?
2. What kept going wrong?
3. What is one thing we will change?

Weekly View helps the family see recent chore activity.

Prepare Before the Conversation

Open Weekly View.

Check:

• Current week
• Prior week
• Family-member filter
• Category grouping
• Time grouping
• Completed chores
• Missed icon
• Late chores
• Locked chores
• Approval activity

Choose only one or two items to discuss.

Minute 1: Celebrate One Win

Start with something specific.

Examples:

• A child remembered without another reminder
• A shared chore was completed fairly
• A routine improved
• A family member helped someone else
• Approval was no longer needed
• A streak showed steady practice

Say what happened and why it helped.

Minute 2: Notice One Pattern

Choose one repeated problem.

Examples:

• Morning chores are often late
• One category is overloaded
• Approval waits too long
• A reminder arrives during practice
• One child has too many chores
• A reward is no longer useful

Do not review every miss.

Minute 3: Ask the Family

Ask one question:

• What got in the way?
• Which time would work better?
• Is the finish line clear?
• Does this chore belong to the right person?
• Which reminder is useful?
• What should we remove?

Let the child answer before changing the setup.

Minute 4: Make One Change

Possible changes:

• Move the due time
• Change the reminder
• Rewrite the instruction
• Reassign the chore
• Change to Rotate
• Simplify a S’mart List
• Remove Approval
• Change the S’mores value
• Remove an unused reward
• Set a child Home or Away
• Delete a chore that no longer matters

Change one thing so the family can see whether it helped.

Minute 5: Close with the Plan

End with:

• The one change
• The next review date
• One encouraging statement

Example:

We moved the lunchbox reminder to 3:30 PM. We will check next Sunday. Thank you for helping us find a better time.

Use Campfire Afterward

Post a short summary when useful.

Example:

This week we are trying the backpack chore in the evening instead of the morning.

Keep the post focused on the plan, not blame.

Include Children Without Turning It into a Trial

Avoid:

• Reading every missed chore aloud
• Comparing siblings
• Arguing about old weeks
• Adding several new consequences
• Making the child defend every result

The review should improve the system.

Review Fairness

Look beyond counts.

Ask:

• Does one person have harder chores?
• Does one child have a busier schedule?
• Are shared chores actually shared?
• Does an adult need to teach the skill?
• Should a child have more ownership?

Fairness may require different lists.

Review Rewards

Check:

• Are rewards still wanted?
• Are costs reachable?
• Are approved rewards honored?
• Are children earning only for optional work?
• Is one reward causing conflict?

Remove rewards the family cannot support.

Review Parent Work Too

Ask whether the system creates too much parent work.

Examples:

• Too many approvals
• Too many photos
• Too many reminders
• Too many complex chore types
• Too many Wallet corrections

Premium controls should reduce confusion, not create a second job.

Family Example

Weekly View shows that “Pack backpack” is late four days.

The child explains that the reminder arrives after bedtime.

The family moves the chore to 7:00 PM and removes the morning Lock.

The review ends.

One pattern. One change.

Common Questions

Does the review need to happen every week?

No, but a regular check can help during setup.

Should every child attend?

Include the people affected by the decisions.

Should we add new chores during every review?

No.

Can Weekly View replace the conversation?

No.

Try This First

Open Weekly View and choose one win and one repeated problem.

Make one change only.

Related Articles

• Use Weekly View in S’moresUp
• Review Your Week in S’moresUp
• How to Share Chores Fairly
• How to Restart After the Family Stops Using S’moresUp