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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
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Q. Hi my boyfriend and I will be starting to try for our first child later on this year. I am English and my boyfriend is Danish and we want our children to speak both languages, especially as some of my boyfriends family in denmark can't speak much english. We just wanted some advice as to how to go about teaching our children both languages ... I am in the process of learning danish myself but Im not very fluent at the moment. Any advice from other parents who have bilingual children would be much appreciated. Asked by Flossy86 - Wed Jan 7 16:02:08 2009 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments A. I took Child Language Acquisition in University, and studies have shown that the best method to teach your child both languages is for each parent to speak their native language with the child. The child gets linguistic input from both parents, and they learn to differentiate between the languages eventually. Kids become completely bilingual earliest with this method. Good luck! Answered by Sarah B - Wed Jan 7 16:09:35 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Children" Quotes regarding children.
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