Term has many and varied definitions depending on context, but is generally accepted as the period in life between birth and puberty, although this can be argued. Can also refer to offspring at any stage in life.
Questions tagged [children]
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Is this image about child teeth development accurate?
There's a picture on Pinterest depicting a child's skull with all deciduous teeth (baby teeth) still attached, and adult teeth showing in a quite developed stage underneath:
The picture is described as "A child’s skull before losing baby teeth".…
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Is allowing an infant to cry harmful to its development?
Possible Duplicate:
Is sleep training a form of neglect or harmful?
One of the most popular schools of thought regarding modern parenting is that not immediately responding to an infant's (typically age 6 months to 1 year) crying will result in…
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Does Norway spend $29,726 on child care per toddler annually?
I would like to verify the following chart (e.g. take Norway) in a New York Times article:
(Note that multiple references in the article appear to define a toddler as being 0-2 years of age. They say "Denmark, for example, spends $23,140 annually…
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Has anyone died from tampered candy at Halloween?
Year after year parents are bombarded with all of the risks of trick or treating. Razor blades in apples, poisoned candy, etc. Even the CDC warns against eating anything homemade or before a parent has inspected it.
With all the hype of what could…
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Is "co-sleeping" (infant sleeps in bed with parents) safe?
Among some circles, co-sleeping is highly advocated for newborns/infants due to ease of breastfeeding and potential developmental bonding to the mother (for more examples, read about proposed advantages here). The immediate and obvious red flag that…
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Do Disney movies have "adult content" subliminally embedded in them?
It's long floated around my ears that Disney movies have "adult content" secretly/intentionally "embedded" in their various movies. I've heard examples from Lion King, Aladdin, and the Little Mermaid. There may be others.
HERE is another example of…
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Can toddlers learn sign language?
The other day came across a commercial of a 'course for sign language' for infants and toddlers.
I was a bit sceptical from the start and my suspicions only rose, then I discovered that there is what seems to me to be a multinational MLM scheme…
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Does homework improve student performance?
There is a post circulating social media reportedly from a second grade teacher in North Texas stating that she will not assign homework for the upcoming school year to her students:
After much research this summer, I am trying something new.…
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Was SIDS unheard of before "modern vaccine schedules"?
Related: Paper correlating number of vaccines given with infant mortality rate for many countries?
The same paper in the related article above states (abstract HERE/full text HERE):
Prior to contemporary vaccination programs, ‘Crib death’ was so…
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Is “Your Baby Can Read” effective and helpful?
I have seen these videos advertised online and on TV, and they make some pretty fantastic claims, showing kids as young as 2 reading complicated words. From what I can find online, it uses a memorization technique, which while possibly providing…
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Do children have "immature Immune Systems"?
In this answer to "Does regular handwashing with antibacterial soap prevent disease?", the responder claims:
Daycares (children) are a slightly unusual situation: children put their hands in their mouths (and eyes and noses, and on the ground, and…
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Is a case of child abuse reported every 10 seconds in the USA?
Many child abuse charity websites state this statistic:
A report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds
See The Center for Family Justice and Partners in Prevention for examples.
What is the source of this statistic and is it accurate?
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Are Unvaccinated Children Healthier?
Got this today on my facebook wall...
Alarming New Study: Unvaccinated Kids are Healthier
The study’s findings really make you wonder. Here’s some of the specifics:
Vaccinated children were more than three times as likely to be diagnosed on the…
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When is praise for children harmful?
There seems to be a growing movement of people who thing that praise is bad for children, as for example on the Not School blog. The thesis seems to be:
A child who receives praise, rewards, and constant evaluation through testing and grading will…
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Is ISIS beheading children in Mosul, Iraq?
On the Gateway Pundit, this claim by Chaldean-American businessman Mark Arabo is posted:
“There is a park in Mosul, where [ISIS] they actually beheaded children and put their heads on a stick and have them in the park,”
Is this true?
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