Is It Wrong for a Child, Almost 10, to Do Some Work as a Mother’s Helper?

Can a kid, almost 10, work as a “mother’s helper” for a few hours a week, doing stuff like folding clothes or feeding a baby? One homeschooling mom was excited to let her responsible child start doing this. She placed a local ad.

Neighbors called the cops.

If you’d like to join the conversation, it’s over at Let Grow!

Sarah, the would-be Mother’s Helper. (Photographed by her mom, Christina Behar.)

 

One Response to Is It Wrong for a Child, Almost 10, to Do Some Work as a Mother’s Helper?

  1. Jomari January 8, 2019 at 8:17 am #

    They should be allowed. The Society we live in believes you have to be 21 to do any type f work because children under ten MIGHT be unre ea posible and well, of course yu just CANT trust teenagers!