The Changes in Canadian Children Since 1800 The world has experienced many changes in past generations, right up to the present. One of the most important changes in life had to be the change in children. In the past, historians have worked a lot on the lives of children. “While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is.” - Unknown authorThe children were strong and ambitious. They were the money makers of the family. This article will discuss how a child's mindset has progressed in Canada, from the 1800s to the present day, in representing a different perspective of how a child evaluates their perception of how they approach life. Canada holds many stories from the past. The differences with children from the past to the present are that children worked and produced a lot of work, to keep families from starving during the 1800's, current children rarely need to work. The education system of the past was very different from the system they created with the times in mind. Children used their imaginations to create games and play games, until the advent of the television generation. Times have changed and children are one of many. The social construction of childhood in the 1800s is very different from the construction of childhood in the 1970s. Children's agenda has changed and adults do not care about working children because the standard of living in families has developed a completely new concept, on how families should live life. The childhood of the past has changed through many eras of time. Children's work is no longer so necessary. The 1800s were a time of trouble for children. Families would have more children than now, because without a child many families could not survive. Children were needed to bring home money and feed the family. Girls were used to doing housework, while boys were used to doing outside work, such as chopping wood. Babies were induced to go into labor. They would not believe in education, whether for rural or urban children. With industrialization, children began to work on family farms or in small workshops. Boys and girls would find work in the mines or large factories. Children were seen as important economic survivors for their families. In 1890, Canada... middle of paper... starving. The education system of the past was very different from the system created for the present. Children would use their imaginations, until the television generation came into force. The children experienced many changes. And childhood will always be a different story to tell for generations to come. Bibliography MLA Format Prochner, L. & Howe, N. (2000). Early childhood care and education in Canada. Vancouver and Toronto: UBC Press.Sutherland, N. (1997). Growing up: childhood in English from the Great War to the age of television. Toronto: University of Toronto Press Incorporated. Sutherland, N. (1978). Children in English-Canadian society. Toronto: University of Toronto Press Incorporated. Parr, J. (1982). Childhood and family in Canadian history. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Limited. Ashworth, M. (1993). Children of the Canadian Mosaic: A Brief History to 1950. Toronto: The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.Parr, J. & Janovicek, N. (2003). Stories of Canadian children and youth. Canada: Oxford University Press.Ishwaran, K. (1979). Childhood and adolescence in Canada. Canada: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited.