Even when they move out of childhood into adolescence and should be doing their own laundry and frying their own breakfast eggs, many kids act as virtual guests in their own homes-- and unhelpful guests at that.

• 甚至当这些孩子从幼年步入成人后，他们本应会自己洗个衣服、个蛋了，但他们中的许多还是赖在家里，还是衣来伸手，饭来张口，就象个客人，而且还是个从来也不伸手帮忙的客人。