Segment from Young Americans Listener Call 1 Ed, Peter, and Brian take a call from a listener with a question about child labor. Rewind 15 seconds Play Fast-forward 15 seconds 00:00:00 / 00:00:00 Mute See Share options All segments from Young Americans The Price of a Child Ed talks with sociologist Viviana Zelizer about 19th century wrongful death suits, compensation paid to parents, and changing understandings of the worth of a child. 00:12:41 Current segment Listener Call 1 Ed, Peter, and Brian take a call from a listener with a question about child labor. 00:05:09 Toddlers Get Their Tiaras Ed sits down with historian Susan Pearson to talk about the bouncing baby shows of the 1850s, when a new sentimentality toward children first went on public display. 00:13:32 Those Unruly American Kids Peter talks with historian Paula Fass, about the impressions foreigners gleaned of youths in Early America, and their penchant for a very un-European style of independence. 00:10:01 Listener Call 2 Ed, Peter, and Brian take a call from a listener with a question about childsplay. 00:07:28