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A 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." DefinitionsThe United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines a child as "every human being below the age of 16 years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier." Biologically, a child is anyone in the developmental stage of childhood, between infancy and adulthood. Attitudes toward childrenSocial attitudes toward children differ around the world in various cultures. These attitudes have changed over time and in different historical periods. A 1988 study on European attitudes toward the centrality of children found Italy was more child-centric and the Netherlands less child-centric, with other countries (Austria, Great Britain, Ireland, and West Germany) falling in between. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  fotservis.typepad.com 314px x 500px | 48.60kB [source page] Back to DDR Pre 1989 East Germany Little children Berlin DDR Permalink  soundoflife.net 902px x 690px | 210.80kB [source page] Children can be such a joy to be with I have always been fond of children and watching them grow evolve and learn is one of the best way to spend my spare time and unwind Some people From Yahoo Image Search: "Children"  joannejacobs.com Joanne Jacobs Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:51:42 GM Free-linking and thinking on education by Joanne Jacobs.  johnpreiss.wordpress.com John Preiss Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:29:38 GM In 1950 12 out of every 100 . children. born entered a broken family; In 1992 58 out of every 100 . children. born entered into a broken family. . Children. living with a single mother are six times more likely to live in poverty than are ...  celebritysmackblog.com Spicy hu, 23 Jul 2009 17:59:09 GM TMZ is reporting that Michael Jackson's sister, Rebbie Jackson, 59, will be the one to raise his . children. . Rebbie has long been involved in the lives of the. From Google Blog Search: "Children"
 news.google.com Huffington Post Twelve-year-old Bahadur speaks of war and the Taliban with the candor children his age employ to talk of video games and cartoons. "I saw helicopters. ... and more » news.google.com NBC13.com From: AP By Shannon Delcambre A woman was killed, after being shot in the head in a car with her children next to her. The Birmingham Police Department ... Woman killed in front of children al.com all 10 news articles » news.google.com Los Angeles Times S. Foundation free life jacket loaner program is popular, lending flotation devices for children more than 9000 times this year already. ... From Google News Search: "Children" How can I find places that are offering children to adopt for Christmas? Q. I live in Florida and am interested in "adopting" needy children (giving them new clothing, toys, etc.) for Christmas. I know the Salvation Army is offering an Adopt a Child for Christmas program at our local mall, but I've adopted six children from this program this year and would like to perhaps find other programs/children that are in need of something for Christmas. Does anyone know of any websites I could check out that would point me in the right direction as to how to locate programs that are offering adults the ability to "adopt" a child for Christmas? Asked by forever.devoted - Sat Nov 18 14:47:17 2006 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. Check with local battered womens shelters and if you have Hospice in your area check with them. Hospice is an organization that provides care to the terminally ill and grief care to the familys of ill patients, you might be able to help out children who have recently lost a parent or someone close during the holidays. also look into adopting an senior citizen. thats what I did last year and got her some slippers and a phonecard to call her family cuz she couldnt afford to. I also must say kudos to you for making such a wonderful difference! :) oh and I forgot to meantion that I found the senior citizen adoption at a local department store on a christmas tree display where you would buy the present at the store and give it to the store… [cont.] Answered by Mayor McKim - Sat Nov 18 14:53:55 2006 How do you punish irresponsible parents without harming the children? Q. Every working person is offended by the benefits that irresponsible people receive for having children that they neither want or can afford. But these children are innocent victims of their parents behaviors, none asked to be here. It is hypocritical to complaining about feeding a child here, when we spend billions killing children in other countries. With more and more people having children out of wedlock and no slowing in site. How do we alter this behavior without harming the children more? Since we can not sterilize people in this country, what do we do or is this just how its going to be? Asked by Wendell S - Sun Aug 24 13:46:58 2008 - - 13 Answers - 0 Comments A. Having children is a part of being human. Most people have them at some point. Back in the day the average person had a lot more than they do today. 10 kids used to be quite common. Now it seems the average is around 3. Are you saying that poor people shouldn't be able to have kids? I think irresponsible should be defined a little more. How do you know they don't want them? People who don't want their kids have options. Everyone should be able to experience the joys of having children. Not everyone can have good jobs and make good money. Some people abuse the system and maybe there should be more things in place to stop that. But, some people don't and genuinely need some help. There will always be rich and poor people in our country… [cont.] Answered by HAHA - Sun Aug 24 13:51:14 2008 How old do your children have to be to leave them home alone?
Q. My sister has two 8 year olds and a 2 year old. Sometimes she will leave them home alone for a couple hours while she goes out. I think it is very wrong and was wondering what the legal age is to leave your child home by themselves. Can she get her children taken away from her if anyone were to find out? Thanks. Asked by Ruddegar R - Wed Dec 10 20:04:16 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. I would wait til they're like 13, 14. Depending on how mature they are and what kind of neighbourhood you live in. Answered by x - Wed Dec 10 20:11:54 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Children" Quotes regarding children.
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