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Managing Children

Access via Settings → Integrations → TaskMate → Configure → Manage Children.


Child Fields

Field Description
Name Display name shown on all cards
Avatar MDI icon shown in the card header

Avatar Options

TaskMate includes a large selection of avatar icons grouped by theme:

Category Examples
Basic faces mdi:account-circle, mdi:face-man, mdi:face-woman
Fun characters mdi:robot-happy, mdi:ninja, mdi:pirate, mdi:alien
Animals mdi:unicorn, mdi:dragon, mdi:panda, mdi:fox, mdi:penguin, mdi:koala, mdi:dolphin, mdi:octopus
Expressive mdi:emoticon-cool, mdi:emoticon-excited, mdi:emoticon-wink, mdi:star-face
Gaming mdi:crown, mdi:trophy, mdi:rocket, mdi:sword, mdi:shield, mdi:lightning-bolt
Space/Fantasy mdi:ghost, mdi:wizard-hat, mdi:ufo, mdi:dragon
Nature mdi:mushroom, mdi:butterfly, mdi:flower-tulip, mdi:star-shooting

Any valid MDI icon can be entered manually if you want something not in the list.


Child Data

Each child stores the following data internally:

Field Description
id Unique 8-character ID (auto-generated)
name Display name
avatar MDI icon string
points Current available points balance
total_points_earned All-time points earned (never decreases)
total_chores_completed All-time chore completion count
current_streak Current consecutive days streak
best_streak Best streak ever achieved
last_completion_date ISO date of most recent chore completion
streak_paused Whether streak is paused (pause mode only)
chore_order Custom chore display order for the child
streak_milestones_achieved List of milestone day counts already rewarded
awarded_perfect_weeks List of Monday dates for awarded perfect weeks

Editing a Child

  1. Manage Children — select the child from the list
  2. Change the name or avatar
  3. Choose action: Save Changes or Delete Child

Warning: Deleting a child is permanent. Their completion history, points, and streaks are removed. The chores they were assigned to are not deleted.


Chore Order

The order chores appear on the Child Card can be customised per child using the Reorder Card or the taskmate.set_chore_order service. The order is stored on the child record, so each child can have a different chore display order.


Points Balance

A child's points balance is their spendable balance — it decreases when a reward claim is approved. total_points_earned is a running lifetime total that only ever increases, used for leaderboard rankings.

Pending reward claims reserve points but do not deduct them until the parent approves.

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