Teaching kids to do laundry

[PrincessFiona]

I've been looking for some type of printable laundry guide to help my older kiddos.

I found this:
http://www.textileaffairs.com/docs/l...curriculum.pdf

I think it's great. The only problem? I don't actually know all of the correct answers for the worksheets. 😎


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[Howfunitis]

This looks awesome!!! I think you might need the actually material to answer the questions! I just learned about 3 years ago how to do proper laundry without staining anything or shrinking but I really love this lol


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[spaz]

I think you are overthinking this. I just showed them how to put it in different piles and discussed how delicate things need special attention, but my daughter is really the only one that needs that. They only wash their own stuff and not mine. That said, after 5 years of doing their laundry my 20 year old just puts towels and everything in together.... Oh well, his laundry.... So far they haven't ever ruined anything.

[Thirteen]

Teaching kids to do laundry

We had to separate into darks/lights/sheets & towels. Wash in cold, dry on low. Clean the lint trap every time, etc. My mom taught us each at 10, and we were responsible for it.


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[rufflesanddots]

I think I was 12 when I started doing my own laundry. I probably would have been really anxious about a laundry packet. I think my mom just told me to separate colors and wash on cold, and she made it seem like no big deal (which, it isn't) so that kept me from feeling nervous.

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[MAPPLEBUM]

The first time I complained about how my mom washed something she said OK, you can do your own from now on. And for the most part I did. I was around 12 as well.

[Sheherezade]

I taught both my kids to do laundry when they were ten. It was something to keep them busy and learn a skill in the summer. That said, my husband and I usually do all the laundry around here. The college kid had no issues washing his own stuff though. He knows how.

We also just teach the basics, although one of the key things to teach a kid is that some things CAN'T BE WASHED. Forgot to do that. Son washed his tie at school last year after a job interview. *sigh*. This is what happens when you overlook the little things.


Angie

[spaz]

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We also just teach the basics, although one of the key things to teach a kid is that some things can't be washed. Forgot to do that. Son washed his tie at school last year after a job interview. *sigh*. This is what happens when you overlook the little things.


angie

lol!!!

[scrub-jay]

I taught dd to do laundry at 5. I keep the laundry separated into darks and lights and she knows which few items get hung dry and which go in the dryer (almost all). We keep it very simple and she doesn't do towels which requires pouring bleach.

[corn poffi]

R just learned that sweaters don't go in the dryer a year or two ago. He's 31. 😂😂😂

[MsSassyBaskets]

This packet is absurd. "I will understand textile legislation and labeling in a global economy.(NSFACSE: 2.3.1, 16.2.3)" ??? They don't need to know the best detergent for hard water or how much water to use for a load. Regular detergent is fine 95% of the time, and your washer should decide how much water to use unless it's 50 years old.

Just teach them the basics. Separate lights, darks, and delicates. Wash cold, dry low. Fold. Hang. Repeat. Welcome to the most boring task of your adult life.

[OrionGrad]

The first time I complained about how my mom washed something she said OK, you can do your own from now on. And for the most part I did. I was around 12 as well.

This was exactly what happened in our house, too!

[spotty_dog]

This packet is absurd. "I will understand textile legislation and labeling in a global economy.(NSFACSE: 2.3.1, 16.2.3)" ???

It's a home economics (Family and Consumer Sciences Education) course, so they're referencing the national standards for home ec. You're right that the average young person doing their own clothes doesn't need the nitty gritty. That said, it can be kind of useful information. Do your clothes and towels ever smell a bit off when they're clean? Whites getting dingy? Ever had a smaller load of clothes not seem to get quite as clean as a larger load, or vice versa? If you care about that stuff (and not everyone does and that's fine!), understanding the why behind what's happening can help to lead you to the right solution to the problem.

For me, knowing the nitty gritty helps my homemaking not feel quite so much like a drudgery, since there's always a problem to solve. But when I was in college? Give me the Tide Free & Clear, medium load, medium wash length, warm water, DONE.