Clean windows and glass doors at 11: ready to do it alone
At 11, most children can clean windows and glass doors on their own: about 15 minutes, monthly, alone around 11.
Clean windows and glass doors at 11, 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 15 minutes
- How often
- Monthly
- Points
- 10 (5 for a small job, 10 for a bigger one)
- Starts with help
- around 8
- Alone
- around 11
⚠️ Safety: Inside and ground-floor glass only. No ladders or upstairs windows for children.
Other cleaning jobs at 11
- Dust furniture (alone)
- Empty the small trash cans (alone)
- Wipe the bathroom sink and mirror (alone)
- Vacuum a room (alone)
- Take the bins out on collection day (alone)
- Mop the floor (with help)
- Clean the toilet (with help)
- Clean the bathtub and shower (with help)
A day of jobs at 11
- Daily jobs
- 3 or 4
- Weekly jobs
- 2
- Time
- 20 to 30 minutes a day
In TaskFamily, "Clean windows and glass doors" becomes a job on your 11-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.