Cleaning chores for 9-year-olds
Cleaning jobs at 9: 2 most children do alone and 5 to start with you, with the time, how often and points for each.
Cleaning chores at 9
| Job | Stage | Time | How often | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dust furniture | On their own | 10 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Empty the small trash cans | On their own | 5 min | Weekly | 5 |
| Vacuum a room | With you | 15 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Wipe the bathroom sink and mirror | With you | 10 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Clean windows and glass doors | With you | 15 min | Monthly | 10 |
| Take the bins out on collection day | With you | 10 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Mop the floor | With you | 20 min | Weekly | 15 |
On their own means most children this age manage it alone; With you means they start it with a grown-up alongside. Points are on a 5-for-a-small-job scale.
Start together at 9
- Wipe the bathroom sink and mirror (alone from about 10)
- Vacuum a room (alone from about 10)
- Take the bins out on collection day (alone from about 10)
- Clean windows and glass doors (alone from about 11)
- Mop the floor (alone from about 12)
Most 9-year-olds can do alone
- Dust furniture
- Empty the small trash cans
Coming next in this area
- Clean the toilet (starts with help around 10)
- Clean the bathtub and shower (starts with help around 11)
⚠️ Safety notes for these jobs: Wipe the bathroom sink and mirror: Use a mild cleaner or a damp microfiber cloth. Keep strong cleaning products locked away from younger children. Clean windows and glass doors: Inside and ground-floor glass only. No ladders or upstairs windows for children. Mop the floor: Wet floors are slippery. Mop toward the door and keep younger children and pets out until it dries.
A day of jobs at 9
- Daily jobs
- 3 or 4
- Weekly jobs
- 1 or 2
- Time
- 15 to 20 minutes a day
What these jobs teach
- working top to bottom
- gentle handling of objects
- a weekly routine
- going round the whole house
- cleaning without streaks
- hygiene
- using products correctly
- working in lines
In TaskFamily these become jobs on your 9-year-old's own screen, with points, repeat days and the Trust Ladder to move each job from "check every time" to spot checks.
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Keep reading
- Chores for 9-year-olds
- Tidying chores for 9-year-olds
- Kitchen chores for 9-year-olds
- Laundry chores for 9-year-olds
- Cleaning chores for 7-year-olds
- Cleaning chores for 8-year-olds
- Cleaning chores for 10-year-olds
- Cleaning chores for 11-year-olds
- How to teach kids to dust furniture
- How to teach kids to empty the small trash cans
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.