When we are talking about responsibilities and doing the right thing we often talk about adults and not children.
In many cases i have said that i am not satisfied with my parents.
Unfortunately i have had to "play" with the cards dealt me and nobody was there taking any of the scores.
If they had been there they might have noticed that i was some years in a damp, dark and moist basement. (I changed room when i was appr. 12y until then i had shared a room with 2 smaller half siblings).
The fact is that into this basement my stepfather placed not one but two moisture "factories", one was the washing machine (that was for the whole family), and the other was a shower cabinet (with an open top, it was placed there because me and my biological sister who had now moved in with us could shower downstairs since the only shower up stairs was in our parents bedroom, and my stepfather didn`t want us there). So the white painted brick wall was shedding paint and underneath it was mould. YES MOULD!
Not exactly the right environment to let your children sleep and do their home work in.