Chore guide
Run a load of laundry
Load the machine, add detergent, choose the program, start.
- 3 stars
- Ages 11 to 12
- Weekly
- Tidy and home
Around age 11 or 12, children can run a full load of their own laundry: sort, load, add detergent, start and hang. It is one of the most useful life skills before the teen years.
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Why it matters
Doing their own laundry teaches tweens independence and planning, and it makes them aware of how much work clothes take.
Steps for kids
- Sort lights and darks.
- Load the machine without packing it full.
- Add 1 measure of detergent.
- Choose the program and press start.
- Hang or dry the clothes when it finishes.
How to teach it by age
- Ages 9 to 10
They sort and load. A grown-up adds the detergent and starts the machine.
- Ages 11 to 12
They run the whole load on their own and hang it to dry.
