Children today are more responsible than adults would give them credit for

Children today are more responsible than adults would often give them credit for - that was the message from 4Children's national survey of 600 four- to 16-year-olds. Most opted to save their average Pounds 3.43 pocket money, and nine out of ten said that they ate healthily. They are technologically aware, with 26 per cent of four- to seven-year-olds having their own mobile phone. Most children found it easier to guess the price of an iPod than a pint of milk - they thought the milk costs £2.36.