Sociological studies of informal care have documented the contributions of adults, both female and male, however, the contributions of children to care‐giving has been relatively under‐researched. This paper reports data from a Delphi study of eduction and welfare professionals with experience of children with care responsibilities in their family homes. According to these professionals, children are involved in a range of care activities, and often there is a strong emotional component to this care‐giving. It is argued that research into informal care needs to recognize the contributions made by children, and that the emotional content of such care‐giving is crucial in understanding the character of such care relations.