Make the bed: how many points?
Make the bed takes a child about 3 minutes, so a fair price is 5 points on a 5-for-a-small-job scale. Done daily, that is 35 points a week.
Make the bed, priced in points
- Time it takes
- about 3 minutes
- Suggested points
- 5
- How often
- Daily
- Points a week
- 35
- Starts with help
- around 4
- Alone
- around 6
The scale
| Time the job takes | Points |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes or less | 5 |
| 6 to 15 minutes | 10 |
| 16 to 30 minutes | 15 |
| More than 30 minutes | 20 |
The same arithmetic as TaskFamily's suggested points: bigger jobs, more points.
Other tidying up jobs at 5 points
- Put toys away
- Hang up their coat and put shoes away
- Pack their school bag the night before
Jobs elsewhere at 5 points
- Wash fruit and vegetables
- Set the table
- Clear the table after meals
- Wipe the table and counters
TaskFamily suggests 5 points for "Make the bed" and lets you change it for each job. Points land after you approve the job, and children spend them in your reward shop.
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Points follow the time a child needs for the job, on a scale TaskFamily suggests: change it to fit your family. The guide text is drafted with AI from these numbers and checked automatically before it is published.