Why do Children pay Taxes?

Was thinking the other day about the concept of “No Taxation Without Representation” Ya know the thing we fought and won a war over. On the premise that we pay taxes because we have elected representatives that we choose for ourselves… Why are children required to pay sales tax. Certainly they do not vote. The British told us that we did have representation in England. What we objected to was having no vote in their choosing. Children have no say at all in the choosing of their representatives either. Under these foundational principals of taxation and representation… why do children pay sales tax?