2) Do they do the shopping alone or with their parents?

Do they do the shopping alone or with their parents?

Janet: "I never know what to buy! There are few things I can buy without my mum's help..." This implies she usually shops with her mum or needs her mum's help to buy things, suggesting she doesn't shop alone for most items.

Mike: "But there are a few things I don't buy without my parents: jackets, shoes and other expensive things." This indicates that for expensive items like jackets and shoes, he shops with his parents. However, he also mentions, "Last Sunday while we were shopping with mum at Camden Market she bought me a pair of very nice shoes," and "I can only buy food. I go to the grocer's and sometimes go to our local shop and buy vegetables and fruit there." This suggests he shops for food and groceries alone, but for clothes and expensive items, he shops with his parents.