Here I am with a young Daniel and Kelly, my niece’s two children. The photo was taken a while back, they have grown, and Bomber and Pinky are no longer alive. As can be seen that ferrets are perfectly ok  with youngsters.
Ferrets love the all the fuss and attention that  is given to them . They are always keen to come out of their cages.

Sadly the picture below is the perception of  a ferret that some people have.
Although the late Richard Whitely’s encounter is notorious, it isn’t typical of
ferrets to bite.