Child employment laws are holding children back from "chasing their dreams", the mum of two child entrepreneurs has said.
Amy's nine and seven year old daughters started a business making and selling 3D-printed fidget toys as part of their home schooling.
She is calling for changes in the law to clarify how "child-led microbusinesses" can operate.
The Department for Education has been approached for comment.
Amy said there was a "big gap" in child labour legislation, some of which dates from the 1930s, for children wanting to start their own businesses in areas such as gardening, selling merchandise or creating digital content.
After beginning to home school their daughters Lily and Poppy, Amy and her husband Dereck helped set up a business, the Little Dreamers.
The girls design and make the toys and sell them through their own vending machines at local venues.
"We quickly realised they were learning real life skills - maths through their money skills, making pitches, designing the website. It's a really broad way of learning, without them feeling like they are learning," she said.
While the girls are not technically employed, Amy feels there is a "lack of clear rules" in legislation covering child labour.
Currently, children aged 13-14 should only work a maximum of 12 hours a week, up to two hours a day on school days and Sundays, and up to five hours on Saturday.
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