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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Do volatile organic compounds from common household fixtures pose a threat to infants?
Volatile Organic Compounds seems to be a catch-all phrase describing a variety of organic chemicals that have a high vapor pressure at room temperature.
Many sources for parenting, expectant parents, and sites about baby health warn about the…
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Do 50% of the schoolchildren in Turkey have Kurdish ethnicity?
Michael Gfoeller claims in a video that despite only 20% of the present population of Turkey being Kurds, 50% of the school children in Turkey are Kurds, and that consequently:
Within a generation, Turkey will be pretty much evenly divided between…
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Does teaching 6-12-month old infants to back float reduce their risk of drowning?
The American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend water safety lessons for babies less than one year old:
The water-survival skills programs for infants may make compelling videos for the Internet, but no scientific study has yet demonstrated…
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Can children with peanut allergies be triggered by the mere presence or smell of peanuts nearby?
I've heard this claim a lot (usually by schools who take a lot of measures to prevent peanut exposure in the classrooms and lunch area, or by parents of allergic children), but is there any scientific evidence that non-contact exposure to peanuts or…
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Does student selection by private schools negatively affect nearby public ones?
I've heard several times that the existence of private or "charter" schools near public schools in the US harms public schools specifically because it draws "stronger"(grade-wise or socioeconomically) students away.
Allegedly having "stronger"…
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Do chiropractors cure bed wetting?
As many parents know, bed-wetting in young children is a frustrating problem. In a nearby town, at least two of the three chiropractors claim they can resolve bed-wetting issues. Are there any merit to these claims?
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Did Time and CNN conduct a poll showing that most parents believe their children are spoiled?
I have come across this claim (which, btw, I have no reason to disbelieve) numerous times today.
...according to one poll, commissioned by Time and CNN, two-thirds of American parents think that their children are spoiled.... - The New Yorker,…
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Is child's development in danger if living in institutions, like “orphanages”?
Decades of international research shows that living in institutions,
like “orphanages”, is harmful to a child’s development.
The Source of this statement doesn't provide any reference to this research.
What research has been done to prove this…
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Is 'elimination communication' a common traditional way to 'toilet-train' babies in non-Western countries?
('toilet-train' in the loosest sense, obviously, I didn't want to write 'avoid getting poo all over the house' in the question title...)
I saw this line in an article about "elimination communication", which is basically where a parent of a baby…
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Do Vietnamese schools officially require students to write with their right hands?
The Wikipedia article about bias against left-handed people states that
In Vietnam, schools officially require students to write with their right hands, and some teachers of Grade 1 (when writing is taught) would implement that rule by deducting…
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Are babies natural swimmers?
This 1980 New Scientist column article says that
Human babies can swim instinctively at a few weeks old, and although
they lose this ability at a few months they learn quickly if
introduced to the water and taught how to swim when a couple or…
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Playing music at night for babies/toddlers causes or contributes to ADD/ADHD
I've heard that playing music at night for babies and toddlers (i.e. children under 2 years old) can cause or contribute to Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD) when they get older.
Is there any truth to, or basis for, this claim?
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Is vaccination from polio necessary in first world countries?
Last week I stumbled upon an article which stated that vaccination from polio is totally unnecessary for infants in first world countries. The article cited a bunch of questionable sources like mercola.com, but also had some references to…
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Benefits and detriments of attachment parenting
Attachment parenting (AP) is often succinctly defined as “Parents focus on forming strong emotional bonds with their children as they grow, using techniques such as co-sleeping, baby wearing and extended nursing”, and there was recently a picture of…
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Are university research studies involving children a money making scheme?
I would like to point out that this question is from a dubious and unverified claim that I had encountered. I thoroughly searched the internet for any information on such claims but could not find anything so please close if you feel it is a poor…
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