Clean out the fridge at 13: practising with less help
At 13, most children can clean out the fridge with less help each week: about 30 minutes, monthly, alone around 14.
Clean out the fridge at 13, at a glance
- Stage
- Practising, with less help
- What they do
- doing most of the job themselves with you nearby to answer questions and finish off the hard part
- How you check
- check most times, and fix one thing at a time rather than everything
- Time it takes
- about 30 minutes
- How often
- Monthly
- Points
- 15 (5 for a small job, 10 for a bigger one)
- Starts with help
- around 11
- Alone
- around 14
Other kitchen & meals jobs at 13
- Wash fruit and vegetables (alone)
- Set the table (alone)
- Clear the table after meals (alone)
- Wipe the table and counters (alone)
- Put groceries away (alone)
- Unload the dishwasher (alone)
- Make their own breakfast (alone)
- Sweep the kitchen floor (alone)
- Load the dishwasher (alone)
- Pack their own lunch (alone)
- Take out the kitchen trash (alone)
- Wash dishes by hand (alone)
- Clean the microwave (alone)
- Clean the kitchen after dinner (alone)
- Cook a family dinner (with help)
- Plan the week's meals (with help)
A day of jobs at 13
- Daily jobs
- 3 to 5
- Weekly jobs
- 2 or 3, including one they own start to finish
- Time
- 30 to 45 minutes a day
In TaskFamily, "Clean out the fridge" becomes a job on your 13-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.