[Modernman]

My take on you is that uou have little real-world experience. No insult intended

Um, okay. I'm no spring chicken.

I'm not sure what it says about someone's real-world experience if they believe letting a kid work at a construction site is a good idea.

[Old Professer]

Nothing is without risk, my mom used to tease my sister and me by saying we couldn't go in the water until we learned to swim.

What we have here is a conflict of first-interest; to what extent does the state's franchise trump the freedom of the parent or the child?

If it is imputed by association and licensure the contract is made; if it is denied implicitly and factually the state must prove its case.