What is Children: Definition and 108 Discussions

Biologically, a child (plural children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The legal definition of child generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority. Children generally have fewer rights and less responsibility than adults. They are classed as unable to make serious decisions, and legally must be under the care of their parents or another responsible caregiver.
Child may also describe a relationship with a parent (such as sons and daughters of any age) or, metaphorically, an 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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  1. wasteofo2

    Greater likelyhoods of having 2 children of the same gender than 50%?

    A random little observation I've made is that people I know who have 2 children, will more often than 50% of the time, have 2 children of the same gender. Is there any pre-disposition to this, or are my observations just randomly leaning that way and there is no sort of trend among humans that...
  2. Ivan Seeking

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  3. Ivan Seeking

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    My God! I just saw this on the news. As I understood the report, the poor woman came home and found her young son and two daughters as indicated. Not much on the news can get to me these days, but this... Sometimes I think I should just quit watching the news altogether.
  4. Loren Booda

    What motivates people to have children?

    What are the more common (albeit strange) reasons - manifest and unconscious - for which people reproduce?
  5. S

    Children w/ real visions for the future

    I heard in the news that most children between the ages of 5 and 10 years who have an incredible mind(some that attend college or university) are mostly located in South America. Supposedly this is due to the location of South America. Could this be true? These children are incredible because...
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    Children & Treatment for ADD/ADHD

    In Neurotherapy individuals are trained through the use of computerized biofeedback equipment to change their brainwave activity. Do you feel it is less intrusive to use this therapy on children rather than the drugs they now administer ? It is scary these days that a school teacher can...
  7. E

    Explaining The Atomic Structure to Tiny Children

    Hello people, If a four year old were to ask you "what is an atom?"... what would be a good way to answer the question, keeping in mind your audience.
  8. A

    News Are Iraqi Children Being Freed from Political Imprisonment by US Marines?

    5th Marines enter Baghdad suburbs WITH THE FIFTH MARINES, Iraq, April 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Marines rolled into northeastern suburbs of Baghdad Tuesday where thousands of cheering Iraqis yelled, "America, America, America," and "Bush, Bush, Bush." The Marines, led by Bravo Company, 1st Battalion...
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