Chores a 12 year old can do around the house?

Question

Chores a 12 year old can do around the house?

Answer 1

just about any basic household chores

dishes

floors(sweep, mop and vacuum)

clean bathroom

wipe counters/tables

dust

clean windows

laundry

basic tidying

yard chores

clean car

etc. etc. etc.

Answer 2

I make my 8 year old take the garbage out to the curb, put away dishes, and clean his room. I also on occasions when i am overloaded with work make him put his clothes away.

Answer 3

Clean room

Gather laundry

Put away clean clothes

Feed pets

Empty trash

Unload and load dishwasher

Dust

Vacuum

Answer 4

At 12, the question should be, what chores can't a 12 year old do around the house. :)

I would expect them to be able to:

- make the bed each morning

- wipe down the bathroom surfaces, no toothpaste in the sink, on the mirror, no pee on the outside of the toilet, etc

- take out trash

- clear the dishes after dinner

- vacuum/mop

- dust

- laundry in the correct place

- fold clothes

- set the table

- keep room picked up

- help with yard work

- feed/walk pets

all the basic things! take care sd

Answer 5

My 9 year old does the following:

helps set the table

clear the dishes

puts the dishes in the washer and starts a load

does the laundry

helps with yardwork

helps write the grocery list

Answer 6

all the suggestions sound great but dont take her doing them for granted. Thank her and tell her shes done a great job everytime she does them.

Answer 7

by 12 I could do everything my mother did. Whether I did it or not is another story!

Answer 8

Make their own bed

tidy their room

clean up the bathroom they use

help gather and sort laundry

do laundry with supervision

help fold and put away laundry

sweep the floor

empty the cat box

feed & water pets

mow the yard with supervision

wash windows

vacuum

By the time my son was 12, he could make breakfast for the family, do laundry, clean the bathrooms and all of the list above.

He is now living in Europe and taking care of himself. And his apartment is CLEAN and his clothing is in good repair.

Answer 9

wash dishes

clean rooms

take out trash

do some yard work

do laundry

etc.

Answer 10

Twelve year olds should be able to do any general cleaning...dusting, sweeping, mopping and vacuuming. They should be able to wash dishes and put them away, start laundry, change loads and put laundry away. They should be able to tidy any room of the house, take out trash, as well as light cleaning. With supervision they should be able to cook easy meals and should be learning how to do deep cleaning (ie how much cleanser to use, effective ways to scrub, etc) They should be independently doing homework and taking care of personal pets. Twelve is also the year that our kids learn to mow the lawn, so most outside work is also an option.

There is absolutely no developmental reason why they can't do those things. That doesn't mean that they must do all of them every day of the week, but my son was doing all of them off and on through out the week at the age of 12. We used Chore Packs from the Maxwell family to help our kids stay organized and on track. Now that they know how to do their chores and effective ways to do them, we don't use that any more.

Answer 11

when i was 12, my mom made me do these chores:

vacuuming and washing the cars

dusting

washing the dishes that couldn't go to the dishwasher

gardening

most of these activities can be done on the weekends and do not require too much time but they are enough to teach kids responsibility and diligence in work (don't worry, their grades won't suffer)

Answer 12

my 11 yr old takes out the trash,checks the mail,keeps his room clean,folds & hangs up his clothes,feeds  & waters the cats,etc..

Answer 13

Depends on the child. The more you can get them to do the better it will be for the child long term (and their future partner). By the time your child reaches thirteen and becomes a teenager you should no longer be doing anything for them that they can do themselves. That means no more making school lunches even if you enjoy doing it.

Answer 14

vacum

clean

clean room

make dinner

set the table

help little bro or little sis

help mom around the house

weed the garden

plant the garden

get groceries

help carry in groceries

Answer 15

At 12 years old a child - (this is of course without gender bias) - can do their own laundry (absolutely should be doing their own laundry!), wash dishes, make their school lunches, do any yard work not requiring a chain saw, vacuum, dust, cook breakfast, clean bathrooms... I mean, so long as they're physically strong enough to do a certain task their fine motor skills should be up to most household chores.  The trick is to teach them to pay attention - to look for dust in corners, to check to make sure the pots are clean, and so on.  The best way to do that - I've found - is to do the chores with the kids a few times... not just supervise, but to do it side by side before you ever ask them to do it on their own.  That way you know they've been taught to do it correctly, with you as an active role model.

When trying to decide what tasks are acceptable for an adolescent, take an example from your own childhood... in stories, I mean.  Little house on the prairie or little women - once the kids reached a adolescence they helped their parents in every aspect of maintaining the home.  There's no reason why today's kids couldn't do the same.

Answer 16

The Dishes, scrub the toilet, scrub the cupboards and floor boards, vacuum, dust, fold laundry pretty much anything.

Answer 17

I am a thirteen year old girl and what i have to do is:

Clean my room

Pick up all messes i make IMMEDIATELY after i make them

Feed and water rabbits

Feed and water birds

Feed and water cat

Feed  fish

Feed and water hamster

Feed and water dog

Feed and water gecko

Feed ducks

Sweep

Wash dishes

Vacuum stairs and hallway

Clean my toilet and bathroom

Put all my clothes away

.... I think thats it

Answer 18

Wash dishes

Do laundry

Run a vacuum

Pull weeds outside

Rake debris and leaves outside

Wash windows

Dust furniture

Answer 19

At 12 years old... you can teach them to effectively do just about any chore... I personally would not have them taking up floors or anything big like that. But basic cleaning... they can handle. Figure out a couple chores that are fair. Show him/her how to do it and they should be able to without an issue.... with the exception of... I don't want to, or just plain avoiding.

Answer 20

clean her room........

feed the dog....

wash the car..

Answer 21

my daughter is 9, i taught her to clean her bath room, not like scrub the tub but the sink and mirror and take out the trash and do that floor  (she was just makin such a mess, i thought she would respect the bathroom more if she cleaned it once a week, it's really helped around the house everywhere)

but for a boy.. pick up the dog p**p and mow.. or take out all the trash before bed.. i knew a women who mad that her youngest son's chore. (he's 15 now)

was the animals...

vacuum

sweep / mop...

Answer 22

There are lots of chores that 12 year olds can do.  you did not say if this answer is for a boy or girl--  but really, I don't think it matters.

Chores are an important character building part of everyones life who plan to become successfull later in life.  It teaches patience, perserverance, toleration, negotiation skills, and the responsibility to see a challenge to the end. It may even teach monetary rewards ( if that is part of it) These are skills that are needed all through life and gives someone the tools they need to achieve their goals.

Some chores could include:

cleaning and dusting or vaccuuming

laundry

garden work      moving the lawn (maturity level needed)     raking    

washing the car

brushing  and washing the pets

feed and or walk the pets

meal planning

painting  a wall ( with some supervision)

babysitting

get a paper route

shovel snow ( season appropriate)

clean the garage

cleaning their rooms

setting the table/clearing the table after meals.

loading the dishes in the dishwasher

emptying the dishwasher

If you need more ideas, let me know     K

Answer 23

My grand daughters, 9 and twins at 11, have been doing the following for 3 years now; keep their room clean, make their own beds, vaccum, dust, sweep, set the table for meals, help in cooking meals, clean the table after meals, load the dishwasher, unload the dishwasher, fold their own clothes, put their own clothes away and pick up dog p**p.