help with get_the_content()

what could i be doing wrong ..

<?php $parentID = 6;
			$pages = get_pages("child_of=$parentID&parent=$parentID");
			foreach($pages as $child) {
                $bandcontent = get_the_content($child->ID);
				$bandname = get_the_title($child->ID);
                $bandlink = get_permalink($child->ID);?>
                <div class="products"><h3><a href="<?php echo $bandlink ; ?>"><?php echo $bandname ; ?></a></h3>
                <p><?php $bandcontent; ?></p>
                </div>
	<?php } ?>

shouldn’t the display the content text for the each child of parent