The experience of childhood has changed drastically throughout history. The development of a child is impacted by their childhood experiences. Differences range from social issues to technology. While interviewing my grandfather who is over 70 years old, I compared our childhoods. There were surprising differences and no similarities. During the industrial revolution having a childhood was ripped away from children. In the U.S and the UK textile mills were popular. Labor was in high demand and families flocked to the cities to find work. Many families could not afford only have the parents work. This was great news for the textile mills. These mills hired the children to clean the cotton from the areas under the machines while they were still
