Laundry Skills for When Your Student Is Home

As Doug Gould states in his article, Learning Independent Living Skills At Home, teaching your college-age son or daughter to do their own laundry is a good first step toward independence..

Laundry is an excellent example of a chore that is easy for the parent to do, but in the end serves the need of the parent more than the child. Doing laundry for our children taps into our maternal or paternal sense. We can feel like we are nurturing while still being somewhat removed. It seems like a “nice thing to do”, and it is easy.

To further support this Yasin Johnson, Berkeley Center Residential Coordinator, has provided this link outlining the steps to take for doing laundry.