Lazy, children, unwilling to pull their weight when it comes to household chores, are the scourge of parents everywhere. But one Kent dad has taken to extreme methods to shame his 'stroppy' kids into using a mop and pulling on a pair of Marigolds.
James Richards stuck up a harrowing poster in his home, featuring child labourers in the US oyster industry, who routinely worked 12 hour days in the most awful of conditions. The photo immediately struck a chord with his two eldest kids, Ryan, eight, and 10-year-old Isabella.
Richards spotted the haunting image on Facebook and it was part of sociologist Lewis Hine's investigation into the living conditions of children for the US's National Child Labor Committee.
