'Eldest daughter syndrome' is the latest stick being used to beat large families with

If as a mother you spend much of your time feeling guilty, there is yet another thing you can feel awful about – asking your eldest daughter to help around the house.

Some women are now suffering from "eldest daughter syndrome"which is “the emotional burden eldest daughters tend to take on (and are encouraged to take on) in many families from a young age", according to Irish news website RTE.

"From caring for younger siblings, helping out with everyday chores, looking after sick parents to sorting shopping orders or online deliveries, eldest daughters often shoulder a heavy but invisible burden of domestic responsibility from a young age.”