Helping hands: Four in five teens positive on housework

IT may come as a surprise to many parents but Irish teenagers have been found to have a positive attitude to helping out with housework.

The image of Harry Enfield’s teenage character Kevin screaming “That is so unfair” may spring to mind when most parents think about asking for a hand with the dishes or a spot of weekend vacuuming.

But a study of almost 450 Dublin and Belfast students shows that 80% of teenagers do housework to help their parents or as preparation for the future, rather than begrudgingly or just for pocket money.