diff --git a/hgext/children.py b/hgext/children.py
--- a/hgext/children.py
+++ b/hgext/children.py
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ from mercurial.i18n import _
 def children(ui, repo, file_=None, **opts):
     """show the children of the given or working directory revision
 
-    Print the children of the working directory's revisions. If a
-    revision is given via -r/--rev, the children of that revision will
-    be printed. If a file argument is given, revision in which the
-    file was last changed (after the working directory revision or the
-    argument to --rev if given) is printed.
+    Print the children of the working directory's revisions. If a revision is
+    given via -r/--rev, the children of that revision will be printed. If a
+    file argument is given, revision in which the file was last changed (after
+    the working directory revision or the argument to --rev if given) is
+    printed.
     """
     rev = opts.get('rev')
     if file_: