Parents stop mollycoddling your children!

Well, my Mum did actually get me my first Saturday job - but in quite the opposite way meant here. She saw that her hairdresser was looking for a Saturday Girl, so she told the boss her daughter would do it, came home and told me I started the next Saturday!

And I can assure you I had no choice in the matter . (As it happened, I loved it).

I advertised on the village FB for a teenager aged 16+ to earn some pocket money - as you say just parents replied on their behalf. It's crazy.

I didn't bother - if they haven't got the impetus or motivation themselves forget it.

I've seen the same on my local FB groups too. My two always had jobs two - from delivering papers while they were still at school to working in local cafes and restaurants. I've even heard a couple of cases where a parent (in both cases, the mum) actually accompanied their child to a job interview!