Bathroom
Bathroom chore chart
Bathrooms are chemical-heavy and germ-heavy. Teach products like you teach the stove. Start with towels and counters.
A weekly bathroom assignment for tweens is one of the highest-leverage jobs in the house. Put products and a cloth in a caddy so they are not hunting under the sink.
Progression
Skip mixing bleach and anything. If you would not drink the combo, do not let a child invent it.
- Hang towels (4+)
- Replace toilet paper (5+)
- Wipe sink and faucet (8+)
- Mirror (7+)
- Full bathroom with approved products (11+)
Questions parents ask
- Toilet cleaning?
- Yes for older kids with gloves and a brush that lives there. Not a toddler job. Not a punishment job either — that pairing backfires.