I am often asked the question, “What do children think? Therefore I am looking to share their views, and hope that this post will only be the beginning of inspirational and thought provoking words from children.
As they say, ‘From the mouths of babes!’:
When asked, “What would you say if I told you their where kids your age that had to work?”, Andrew, aged 5 , said: “That's silly!” I asked him, “Why is that silly?”, “Because kids are supposed to play, and not work until your old.” I agree with Andrew on this one.
This question intrigued the 5 year old, Andrew, a great deal and he began to ask me lots of questions in return. I must admit I figured the topic would quickly die out, however to my surprise it was a difficult one to end. Of course the young boy wanted to know why children would have to work, and what kind of work they would have to do, as he was very dismayed at the fact that children somewhere in the world had to work. Try explaining to a 5 year old that a child his own their may have to work making things, work in a field, or on the street selling things…nothing you can say makes any sense to them. Of course the idea of a child makes no sense to a child, for children should not be working. As Andrew told me, a child should go to school, play and be loved by their Mommy and Daddy. To Andrew the only people that work are Mommy's and Daddy's, and their is no reason for why a child should work.
“What countries do children have to work?
Because I don't want to go there!”
I asked Andrew what he thought we should do for the children that did have to work, and he told me we should make their Mommy and Daddy let them play. I was told that it was not just “silly”, but “mean” to make children work.
