Abstract
Abstract
Children also care, but their care work is often framed in contradictory ways. On the one hand, it is seen to be a burden for children and therefore something to be discouraged —through national and international policy and legal framing. On the other hand, there is a celebration of children’s agency without due attention to how the children’s care work can affect their well-being. This can be in terms of schooling, education, and physical and mental health, as well as the rewards that children experience through care work. Based on a study on the care work of children in the Midlands in the United Kingdom, the chapter argues that although a focus on children’s agency is important, it is imperative that this is complemented by acknowledgment of the depletion that child carers may experience. The chapter addresses how we might identify the scale of this and develop strategies to address this.
Publisher
Oxford University PressNew York
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