Child labor rocks my world!

You did really well! Adults rule.

I agree that we have to teach children to work and to do some tasks. I am totally against real child labor. I think you know what I mean. Those poor kid who have to work 12 or even 14 hours a day, seven days a week, for almost nothing.

I wish I had set more chores for my kids when they were younger as it certainly doesn't do them any harm. I bet your young friend was really pleased with himself and it gave you time to finish your exam and then have fun with him.

My mother sure was! I had to do everything.

As long as the kid enjoys helping it's really good to teach them how to work.

Was he happy about working on it?

That's awesome. I am all for child labour. I left my eldest son (Midi) doing housework today while I sat on my backside in the audience watching an awards ceremony. Saying that, Midi is 18 so it's not really child labour! I remember years ago, I had asked the kids to do something. Midi said something about how he's not a slave. My response was something like, "why else would I have had children?" :D

Greetings, Well, I'm not in favor nor a believer of child labor in some senses. I don't think the government should incentive it - we know the society is made out in a way that there will ALWAYS be a lot of poor people and a few rich people, and the lots of poor people will try anything desperate to get money (you have all sorts of professions, you have people selling 5/6 of their weekdays, etc.). I believe that in structured families, responsibility should be slowly passed to children. I'm certain that there are science branches that already study it and have measured how much responsibility can each age take without resulting in excessive stress. On the other side, we have non or poorly structured families that need their children working in order to survive - and, in those cases, if the children are not allowed to work, the family will starve. That being said, I think each case should be treated as a specific one. I don't believe children should be put in factory, manufacturing products or doing any sort of labor on a regular basis. However, I don't think that there is any harm on something isolated - like helping out their parents once in a while. Regards.

Hey, I had to dry dishes and run the vacuum when I was little. Get 'em started young!!

I don't think that is child labor unless you are paying him. It sounds like he wanted to be with you and enjoys your company even if means doing the chairs. Lots of kids would rather do different chores for other people than their own home.

No I am not. I worked for my parents at their business many years and hated it. Where I have sold there is a guy like that. He gets everyone else to do his and he does nothing.

Such a cute picture. And its awesome that hes learning skills from helping you. Does he seem to enjoy it?