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Research
3,582,107 papers- Child-parent attachment and children's peer relations: a quantitative review.Developmental psychology · 2001Schneider BH, Atkinson L, Tardif C
- Child’s dignity in suffering and death.ReviewPrzeglad lekarski · 2017Cepuch G, Kruszecka-Krówka A
- The child's best interest in gamete donation.Bioethics · 2022Takes FDOI: 10.1111/bioe.12962
- Child development and marital relations.ReviewChild development · 1998Fincham FD
- The limping child's curvy diagnosis.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2022Wong NX, Bartlett M, Roberts KDOI: 10.1111/jpc.15762
- Children's voices--Differentiating a child perspective from a child's perspective.ReviewDevelopmental neurorehabilitation · 2015Nilsson S, Björkman B, Almqvist AL et al.DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2013.801529
- Marital transitions. A child's perspective.ReviewThe American psychologist · 1989Hetherington EM, Stanley-Hagan M, Anderson ERDOI: 10.1037//0003-066x.44.2.303
- A Systematic Review on Children's Participation in Healthcare From a Child's Perspective.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2025Hietanen M, Nahlén Bose C, Stålberg A et al.DOI: 10.1111/scs.70157
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- ACM Classification Code (2012)
- 10010931
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33 sectionsContents
- Biological, legal and social definitions
- Developmental stages of childhood
- Early childhood
- Middle childhood
- Late childhood
- Developmental stages post-childhood
- Adolescence
- History
- Modern concepts of childhood
- Healthy childhoods
- Role of parents
- Children's health
- Child protection
- Play
- Street culture
- Geographies of childhood
- Nature deficit disorder
- Age of responsibility
- Education
- Attitudes toward children
- Child marriage
- Fertility and number of children per woman
- Issues
- Emergencies and conflicts
- Child protection
- Child abuse and child labor
- Climate change
- Health
- Child mortality
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
thumb|250px|International children in traditional clothing at Liberty Weekend
A child () is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking countries, the legal definition of child generally refers to a minor, in this case as a person younger than the local age of majority (there are exceptions such as, for example, the consumption and purchase of alcoholic beverages even after said age of majority), regardless of their physical, mental and sexual development as biological adults. Children generally have fewer rights and responsibilities than adults. They are generally classed as unable to make serious decisions.
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