▁the ▁family . ▁Any ▁improvement ▁to ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁for ▁the ▁working ▁class , ▁however , ▁came ▁despite ▁hard ▁and ▁bitter ▁experiences ▁among ▁factory ▁labor ers . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁generally ▁agreed ▁that ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁Revolution , ▁was ▁negative ▁for ▁children .[ 1 ] ▁In ▁the ▁industrial ▁districts , ▁children ▁t ended ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁work force ▁at ▁younger ▁ages ▁than ▁rural ▁ones , ▁although ▁child ▁labour ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁Revolution : ▁children ▁were ▁first ▁explo ited ▁by ▁their ▁parents ▁on ▁far ms .[ 2 ] ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁factory ▁own ers ▁preferred ▁to ▁employ ▁children , ▁whom ▁they ▁viewed ▁as ▁easier ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁than ▁adult s . ▁Although ▁most ▁families ▁ch anne led ▁their ▁children ' s ▁ear nings ▁into ▁providing ▁a ▁better ▁di et ▁for ▁them , ▁the ▁physical ▁to ll ▁of ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁fact ories ▁was ▁very ▁great ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁det r iment al ▁out comes ▁for ▁children .[ 3 ] ▁Child ▁labour ers ▁t ended ▁to ▁be ▁or ph ans , ▁children ▁of ▁wid ows , ▁or ▁from ▁the ▁poor est ▁families . ▁ ▁Children ▁were ▁preferred ▁workers ▁in ▁text ile ▁mill s ▁because ▁they ▁worked ▁for ▁lower ▁w ages ▁and ▁had ▁nim ble ▁fingers . ▁In ▁general , ▁children ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁work ▁under ▁machines ▁and ▁were ▁constantly ▁clean ing ▁and ▁o iling ▁tight ▁areas . ▁Young ▁children ▁were ▁worked ▁to ▁near ▁exhaust ion , ▁as ▁was ▁evident ▁from ▁those ▁who ▁fell ▁as leep