The Great Depression During The Great Depression, children of almost all ages were in the fields of work to support their families. Schools couldn't afford to stay open or pay the teachers to teach, so they were closed due to The Great Depression. The circumstances were so hard to come by some children were sold or sent off for money or a better life. Therefor, The Great Depression had a major impact on the youth and children of the society. Many kids later on decided to work to make more money for their families. Children were forced to work because of the circumstances the society was in. Children worked long dangerous hours in scarce factory work conditions for very little pay. Children on the countryside decided working in the fields as well as …show more content…
Children constantly took jobs away from parents that desperately needed money. Working in factories or in the fields were not the only way children knew how to earn money. They did tree-sitting and also dance marathons to earn a little extra money. Hundreds of children under the age of 10 and teens under the age of 18 worked on farms, homework shops, sweatshops, factories, and even as street peddlers. Some parents had toddlers so they were needed at home while their children go out and find work. Adults were not able to get hired because children had such an advantage against them. The first advantage was more likely being hired because of the decrease in wages for children which were very low, so they were affordable and cheap. Another advantage Children had were that they also were smaller than the adults so they were able to squeeze or crawl under things, They were very light and light on their feet, and had small baby fingers that could squeeze through small