Suffering from poverty, poor education and hard work is how one might describe a young girl or boy in the sad circumstances of work children. Child labor is when children under a specified age are sent to work to support their families instead of going to school to further their education (Haile 366; Cullen 9). Poverty and child labor go hand in hand, when households do not have substantial resources, their only choice is to engage their children in various work actions (Haile 365). If the children did not work, the whole family would risk dying (Haile 365). When parents send their children off to provide for their family, it only worsens their family's development in the long run (Haile 365; Cullen 9). Children should attend educational institutions and try to learn subjects that could earn more money in the future; however, they work to earn what little money they can for their family (Cullen 9). Therefore, they will never get the education they need to get a real job and the cycle continues (Haile 365). On the other hand, when the family resides in an area where it is difficult to find a quality school, parents believe that the children would benefit more from spending their time learning a true work ethic (Haile 365; Cullen 9) . Other factors are considered when investigating why child labor is such a significant problem in today's society (Haile 366). For example, labor and capital market imperfections, family expectations, religion, and culture are all contributing factors (Haile 366). As mentioned, child labor is typically found in developing countries where poverty rates are high; however, this problem may occur in the middle of the document......dfviewer?sid=c6826924-5e40-4ef1-aa1d-2da96da602b6%40sessionmgr4003&vid=4&hid=4208>.Haile, Getinet and Beliyou Haile. “Child labor and child schooling in rural Ethiopia: Nature and trade-offs.” Economics of Education 20.4 (2012): 365-385. Commercial source completed. Internet. March 24, 2014. .Nepal, Apsara and Mani Nepal. “Is child labor a substitute for adult labor? The relationship between child labor and adult diseases in Nepal.” International Labor Review 151.1/2 (2012): 109-121. Commercial source completed. Internet. March 24. 2014. .