Listening to children

This article reports the research findings from the Child-centred Approach to Childhood Poverty and Social Exclusion Study. This is a study of low income children in the United Kingdom that explored the issues and concerns that low income children themselves identified as meaningful. The article looks at the rationale behind the study and the value of conducting child-centred research with children. It details findings in three main areas of interest: children's economic and material lives; school and social relationships; and children's self-reflections on their lives and experiences. The article concludes with some overarching themes that have emerged from the study.