Laundry chores for 14-year-olds
Laundry jobs at 14: 8 most children do alone and 1 to start with you, with the time, how often and points for each.
Laundry chores at 14
| Job | Stage | Time | How often | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put dirty clothes in the hamper | On their own | 1 min | Daily | 5 |
| Match socks from the laundry | On their own | 10 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Put clean clothes away | On their own | 10 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Fold laundry | On their own | 15 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Sort laundry by color | On their own | 10 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Change the bed sheets | On their own | 15 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Do a load of laundry | On their own | 20 min | Weekly | 15 |
| Do their own laundry start to finish | On their own | 60 min | Weekly | 20 |
| Iron clothes | With you | 15 min | As needed | 10 |
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 14
- Iron clothes (alone from about 15)
Most 14-year-olds can do alone
- Put dirty clothes in the hamper
- Match socks from the laundry
- Put clean clothes away
- Sort laundry by color
- Fold laundry
- Change the bed sheets
- Do a load of laundry
- Do their own laundry start to finish
⚠️ Safety notes for these jobs: Do a load of laundry: Keep laundry pods and detergent out of reach of younger brothers and sisters, and show older children how to measure rather than guess. Iron clothes: Irons get hot enough to burn. Teach them to stand the iron upright, keep the cord out of the way and switch it off straight after.
A day of jobs at 14
- Daily jobs
- 3 to 5
- Weekly jobs
- 2 or 3, including one they own start to finish
- Time
- 30 to 45 minutes a day
What these jobs teach
- a bedtime routine
- looking after belongings
- matching and colours
- patience
- helping with family laundry
- knowing where things live
- keeping drawers tidy
- sorting
In TaskFamily these become jobs on your 14-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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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.