Dear Dáithí: Should I tell my son they are wrong to pay my grandchild to do household chores? 

I don’t agree with giving money for chores. I’m of the ‘you don’t pay rent here or you’re doing something in return’ brigade, and I know many like me.

Have you ever heard of the likes of €3 to take the kitchen bin out or €5 to empty the dishwasher or €8 just to hoover the stairs and landing?

Dear Dáithí,

My grandson was always so sweet and helpful, he actually asked for a little dustpan and brush for one Christmas a few years back, and I have such a gorgeous photo of him beaming from his dotey little face as he sweeps the floor.