There are a thousand things you can do to help around the house.  Here are 20 ideas. For years your parents changed your nappies, fed you, took you to the doctor, bought you Christmas and birthday gifts, taught you how to blow your nose and tie your shoelaces, gave you their unconditional love -  it's the least you can do to thank them.

1. Make your bed
2. Put your dirty dishes in the dishwasher or rinse them and stack them on the sink
3. Put your dirty washing into the laundry basket, not the floor
4. Empty the pockets of your dirty washing
5. Clean up the doggy doo in the yard (someone has to do it)
6. Put a load of washing on
7. Bring in the dry washing
8. Iron some of your clothes
9. Help make dinner
10. Run the vacuum over the floor if it's looking dirty
11. Don't leave your stuff lying around the house - put it away
12. Empty the bin when it's full
13. Put the bin out on bin day then bring it in when they're empty
14. Do the dishes
15. Empty the dishwasher
16. Feed the pets
17. Walk the dog
18. Put your dirty washing in the dirty clothes hamper, not on the floor
19. Put the empty toilet roll in the bin
20. Run to the deli and buy some more milk when you empty the last carton