Take the bins out on collection day at 10: ready to do it alone
At 10, most children can take the bins out on collection day on their own: about 10 minutes, weekly, alone around 10.
Take the bins out on collection day at 10, 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 10 minutes
- How often
- Weekly
- Points
- 10 (5 for a small job, 10 for a bigger one)
- Starts with help
- around 8
- Alone
- around 10
Other cleaning jobs at 10
- Dust furniture (alone)
- Empty the small trash cans (alone)
- Wipe the bathroom sink and mirror (alone)
- Vacuum a room (alone)
- Clean windows and glass doors (with help)
- Mop the floor (with help)
- Clean the toilet (with help)
A day of jobs at 10
- Daily jobs
- 3 or 4
- Weekly jobs
- 2
- Time
- 20 to 30 minutes a day
In TaskFamily, "Take the bins out on collection day" becomes a job on your 10-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.