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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At what age do children develop a sense of gender identity?
To make things clear, I want to state that I have no doubt about whether people are transgender and what that means. I simply am asking about what age children are able to comprehend their personal situation.
The family of an adult who recently came…
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Do babies from the United States cry more then babies in other parts of the world?
In the Cracked article 5 Universal Experiences That Are Different In Other Cultures the third claim made is that
American Babies Cry Way More Than Other Babies
I would like to know if the claim is literally true, that American (United States to…
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Can't spoil a young baby with attention?
Your Baby's First Year by the American Academy of Pediatrics[1], in a chapter about very young babies, includes the following paragraph:
The best way to handle crying is to respond promptly to your infant whenever he cries during his first few…
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Can young children safely eat cooked mushrooms?
I'm told that young children (like, 1.5 years old) must not be allowed to eat mushrooms, even if they are sourced from a supermarket and properly cooked. The alleged reason is that they can't be digested at this age. When I questioned the source, I…
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Are expired car seats no longer safe to use?
Many websites will claim a variant of the following claim:
Do not buy a used car seat unless you can verify the age of the seat. There should be a manufacturer's label on the back or bottom of the seat that gives the manufacture date and/or…
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Does marriage between first cousins double the risk of birth defects?
From The Guardian:
Marriage between first cousins doubles risk of birth defects...
Is this true?
After all, the Rothschilds (richest banking family in human history) are known for inter-marriages between cousins and they are still very rich today.…
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Does Elimination communication work and can it be practiced in a modern society?
Is the method of Elimination communication to bring up a baby without using diapers real and working?
And since it was "taken" from primitive tribes where the mother is with the baby 24/7 for a long period, can the same be achieved with a modern day…
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Is water or tea dangerous for young infants?
Is there evidence that introducing liquids (tea, boiled water) to infants earlier than 6-months' old damages their health?
At Circle of Moms, I read an answer to a question about feeding a 1-month old boiled water and herbal tea:
This is extremely…
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Did a Wisconsin school file sexual harassment complaints over pronoun usage?
The New York Post claims
A Wisconsin school district has filed sexual harassment complaints against three middle schoolers for calling a classmate by a wrong pronoun.
They cite fox17.com as source, which returns error-message 403 Forbidden. A…
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Are fussy babies more intelligent?
When I talk about my fussy baby, many people tell me half-jokingly that fussy babies are on average more intelligent than "easy" babies. The idea is not unusual. See for example here:
In fact, scientists have found fairly convincing evidence that…
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Does having one fewer child reduce my carbon footprint as much as 71+ people going vegan?
In July 2017, ScienceMag reported on a study:
Eating no meat cuts an individual’s carbon footprint by 820 kilograms of carbon dioxide (CO2) each year [...] by choosing to have one fewer child in their family, a person would trim their carbon…
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Is breastfeeding while drunk dangerous?
Is it dangerous for a child to breastfeed from a drunk mother?
It doesn't seem to be culturally acceptable, but if breast milk contains roughly the same percentage of alcohol as that person's blood, i.e. a few per mille at most, it doesn't seem…
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Does Montessori daycare lead to higher educational achievement?
A Montessori curriculum contains these elements as essential elements:
Mixed age classrooms, with classrooms for children aged 2½ or 3 to 6 years old by far the most common
Student choice of activity from within a prescribed range of…
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Does fluorescent lighting in schools correlate to increased illness and behavior problems?
A morning talk radio program was discussing Scotopic sensitivity syndrome and made the claim that in schools where fluorescent lighting had been replaced with indirect non-fluorescent lighting had more than 30% less absences due to illness and…
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Do flashcards for babies improve literacy or numeracy?
Baby flashcards have grown in popularity. They are advertised with seemingly amazing effects, like 1½ year old reading and counting.
On the other hand academics seem to either say that they don't have long term positive effect, or worse yet, that…
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