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Choose quests, rewards, and badges for your child

Build a manageable first routine, make reward prices attainable, and adjust it together over time.

3 min readiPhone & iPadUpdated October 10, 2026
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Build a small, clear routine

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  1. Choose three to five responsibilities your child understands. Add more later if the routine is manageable.
  2. Write one clear finish line for each quest. For example: “Put toys in their bins and clothes in the hamper.”
  3. Assign a schedule that matches real life. Use One time for a special project and Every other day for alternating responsibilities.
  4. Agree on what needs parent approval. Keep approval on while learning the routine.
  • Younger child: put toys away, make a bed with help, feed a pet with supervision, pack a school bag.
  • Older child or teen: finish agreed homework, help with dinner, take out recycling, complete a room reset, prepare for the next day.
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Set attainable reward prices

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  1. Ask your child which rewards they actually want and choose ones you are happy to provide.
  2. Estimate a normal day’s gems from the quests you selected.
  3. Offer a small reward within a few days’ effort and another longer-term goal.
  4. Example: four 25-gem quests earn 100 gems in a fully approved day. A 100-gem movie choice is one day’s effort; a 600-gem outing is six such days.
  5. Describe timing clearly: “Choose the movie for Friday family night” is clearer than “Movie.”
Set attainable reward prices in Chore Miner. Screenshots use a fictional sample family.
Set attainable reward prices in Chore Miner. Screenshots use a fictional sample family.

Set attainable reward prices in Chore Miner. Screenshots use a fictional sample family.

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Use badges for repeated effort

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  1. Create a completion-count badge for recurring work that is not daily.
  2. Create a short daily streak badge for a habit genuinely scheduled every day.
  3. Consider a zero-gem streak reward if the goal itself should unlock a celebration without another cost.
  4. Name the exact task in the badge or reward requirement so the child knows what to do.
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Have a short weekly check-in

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Treat the report as a conversation about the routine. If a responsibility is no longer relevant, pause it instead of leaving it on the child’s active list.

  1. Open the child’s Stats or Performance report together.
  2. Look at completed quests, the daily graph, and the next reward goal.
  3. Ask which instructions were unclear, which tasks need help, and whether reward prices still make sense.
  4. Edit the routine together, then sync all devices.
  5. Provide earned rewards as agreed and use badges to acknowledge effort.
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