The couple who did not have children prayed to the gods and goddesses for help. Children were often adopted. Magic, spells and charms were often adopted. Unfortunately, many children died at birth due to illness. The high rate of infant mortality was one of the serious concerns.

Images and symbols of fertility were of importance to the Egyptians. The birth of a child was a time of great joy .Childbirth was viewed as a natural phenomenon and not an illness, so assistance in childbirth was usually carried out by a midwife. Breast feeding increased the immunity power of the infant.

In Egyptian households of all classes, children of both sexes were valued and wanted. Atrocities against women like female infanticide was unknown. In addition to fertility tests, tests for pregnancy and the determination of the gender of the child were devised.

Toys and dolls were provided to the kids. It is seen that toys were often buried with children so that they could be used in the next world. There were tops, dolls, boards, animal toys. There were toymakers, but often children made their own toys. After achieving maturity, they were trained for adulthood.

Young girls assisted their mothers in household tasks. They learned spinning, weaving and cooking. They had legal status, but only a very few jobs were open to them. Young boys assisted their fathers into their occupation. They were trained to practice it and were assigned important tasks as they proved themselves efficient.

There was no rigid inheritance, but an endeavour to pass fathers profession to the children. Religious principles, proper behaviour, ethical principles and ideas were inculcated to the children. The end of childhood appears to have been marked by the onset of menses for girls and the ceremony of circumcision for boys.

Education for the children was considered necessary. Boys and girls between the ages of 4-14 went to schools and were taught to read and write. However, the girls from ordinary families received a very little schooling. The sacred writing Hieroglyphics also was taught.

Children were made to copy from religious texts. They also learned wrestling and swimming. They could also go on to become doctors, scribed, lawyers, or government officials.

The Egyptians married young. The boys were 15 and the girls were 12.Young people chose their partners. Usually, marriages were not arranged. The children's clothes were simple and made of linen.

Sometimes they had leather or reed sandals, and most wore bracelet or necklace of beads. It was the custom to shave boy's heads, leaving only one plaited lock. This was cut off when the child reached 12 years.