What does ‘in a minute’ actually mean? The reason we ask is because parents and carers hear this phrase all the time and it seems to mean…no!
Sound familiar? If we had a pound for every time teenagers muttered those words (usually from the depths of their rooms or hidden behind a phone screen), we’d be millionaires!
Of course, we adore our children (they are funny, caring, silly, bright and loving) but it can be utterly exasperating trying to get your teen helping around the house, and more often than not, we end up doing the chore ourselves. It just feels… easier.
When our children are very young, we do pretty much everything for them, simply because they can’t to do things for themselves: we get them dressed, prepare their meals, do their washing, brush their teeth, and so on.
But as they get older, it’s important that children start to realise that they carry some of the responsibility for helping out around the house.
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