Brush their teeth morning and night at 7: ready to do it alone
At 7, most children can brush their teeth morning and night on their own: about 4 minutes, daily, alone around 7.
Brush their teeth morning and night at 7, at a glance
- Stage
- On their own
- What they do
- doing the whole job without being shown, to a decent standard for the age
- How you check
- spot-check now and then, and hand over the job for good
- Time it takes
- about 4 minutes
- How often
- Daily
- Points
- 5 (5 for a small job, 10 for a bigger one)
- Starts with help
- around 2
- Alone
- around 7
⚠️ Safety: Most children need a grown-up to check or finish brushing until around 7 or 8. Ask your dentist what fits your child.
Other looking after themselves jobs at 7
- Get dressed by themselves (alone)
- Lay out clothes the night before (alone)
- Pack their own bag for a trip (with help)
A day of jobs at 7
- Daily jobs
- 3 or 4
- Weekly jobs
- 1 or 2
- Time
- 15 to 20 minutes a day
In TaskFamily, "Brush their teeth morning and night" becomes a job on your 7-year-old's own screen. The Trust Ladder moves each job from "check every time" to spot checks to full trust as they prove they can do it.
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Ages and times are typical, not rules: children develop at different speeds, and you know yours best. The chore library is TaskFamily's own. The guide text is drafted with AI from these numbers and checked automatically before it is published.