Child
hideA child (plural: children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty. The legal definition of "child" generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority. "Child" may also describe a relationship with a parent or authority figure, or signify group membership in a clan, tribe, or religion; it can also signify being strongly affected by a specific time, place, or circumstance, as in "a child of nature" or "a child of the Sixties."
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News tagged with child
Study: Cancer may pass from mother to unborn child
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has provided genetic evidence for the first time that it is possible for a mother to transmit cancer to her unborn child via the placenta.
Nature? Nurture? Scientists say neither
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Jul 20, 2009 |
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It's easy to explain why we act a certain way by saying "it's in the genes," but a group of University of Iowa scientists say the world has relied on that simple explanation far too long.
Children's early gesture have important link to school preparedness (Video)
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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Children who convey more meanings with gestures at age 14 months have much larger vocabularies at 54 months than children who convey fewer meanings and are accordingly better prepared for school, according ...
Playing favorites: Parents still involved after children are grown
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Dec 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Middle-aged parents are more involved in their grown children's lives than ever, according to new research from Purdue University.
When preschoolers ask questions, they want explanations
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Nov 13, 2009 |
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Curiosity plays a big part in preschoolers' lives. A new study that explored why young children ask so many "why" questions concludes that children are motivated by a desire for explanation.
The importance of grandmothers in the lives of their grandchildren
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It is widely believed that women live long post-reproductive lives to help care for their grandchildren. According to the "Grandmother Hypothesis," post-menopausal women can increase their ...
Technique Could Improve Accuracy of Child Testimony
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Oct 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Seven open-ended questions could make children less suggestible during interviews.
Devices locate kids, parents find peace of mind
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Oct 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- With a computer or cell phone and an electronic tracking device, you can locate a missing pet, follow the path of a stolen car, find a skier buried in an avalanche and rescue a hiker lost in the woods.
Peer pressure builds more latrines than financial assistance
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Government subsidies persuade some people to change habits, but social shame works even better, suggests a recent study of efforts to reduce elevated childhood death and disease rates blamed on the microbial pathogens that ...
Parental physical discipline through childhood linked to behavior problems in teens
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Two new studies explore how discipline changes during childhood and adolescence, and what family factors affect those changes. They conclude that when parents use physical discipline through childhood, their children experience ...
Probing Question: Is homework bad for kids?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Ask an 11-year-old whether homework is a bad thing, and you’ll likely be greeted with vigorous nodding and not a hint of ambiguity, but do grown-up experts agree? As with so many things, the answer is mixed.
Fetal short-term memory found in 30-week-old fetuses
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Memory probably begins during the prenatal period, but little is known about the exact timing or for how long memory lasts. Now in a new study from the Netherlands, scientists have found fetal short-term memory in fetuses ...
Autism in California increases twelve-fold
May 07, 2009 |
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California saw a 12-fold increase during the past two decades in the number of autistic people who are receiving services through regional centers, a new state study reveals.
Study: When a child's birth is unplanned
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One-third of all children born in the United States are the result of unintended pregnancies and not only do these children receive less attention and warmth from their parents than children whose births ...
Pediatricians adopt new term for shaken baby abuse
Apr 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics wants doctors to stop using the term "shaken baby syndrome" in favor of something more scientific.
