Laundry chores for 4-year-olds
Laundry jobs at 4: 1 most children do alone and 2 to start with you, with the time, how often and points for each.
Laundry chores at 4
| Job | Stage | Time | How often | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put dirty clothes in the hamper | On their own | 1 min | Daily | 5 |
| Match socks from the laundry | With you | 10 min | Weekly | 10 |
| Put clean clothes away | With you | 10 min | Weekly | 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 4
- Match socks from the laundry (alone from about 5)
- Put clean clothes away (alone from about 7)
Most 4-year-olds can do alone
- Put dirty clothes in the hamper
Coming next in this area
- Sort laundry by color (starts with help around 5)
- Fold laundry (starts with help around 5)
- Change the bed sheets (starts with help around 8)
A day of jobs at 4
- Daily jobs
- 2 or 3 short jobs
- Weekly jobs
- 1, done with you
- Time
- 10 to 15 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
In TaskFamily these become jobs on your 4-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.