Nursery World - Children vote with their conscience

Children and young people in England are leading the way in social conscience by demonstrating that it's 'cool to care', children's charity 4Children said this week. Findings from 4Children's survey My Ideal World, launched by former children's minister Margaret Hodge on Monday, revealed that young people were more interested in progress on poverty, climate change and putting an end to world conflict than getting more pocket money or having the freedom to live without rules.

Findings from 4Children's survey My Ideal World, launched by former children's minister Margaret Hodge on Monday, revealed that young people were more interested in progress on poverty, climate change and putting an end to world conflict than getting more pocket money or having the freedom to live without rules.

Out of the 2,000 four-to 14-year-olds questioned, 90 per cent said that they wanted to end world hunger, 85 per cent wanted to end war and violence and 65 per cent wanted to stop global warming. Only 25 per cent saw having no restrictions or rules as the path to a better life.

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