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human genetics; inheritance of traits

A group of Malawi school children sit on the ground, facing a teacher who writes on a blackboard attached to a small, thatched-roof building in a rural outdoor classroom.

Line graph comparing height growth patterns for girls and boys from birth to age 18, with percentile curves showing that boys tend to be taller than girls during adolescence.

Line graph showing weight percentiles for girls and boys from birth to age 18, with separate dashed and solid lines for each gender, indicating typical weight ranges during child development.

child

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Also known as: kid

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List of Children’s Games and Toys in Antiquity
But what about children in antiquity? What types of toys and games occupied youngsters in the past? Let’s take a look.
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But what about children in antiquity? What types of toys and games occupied youngsters in the past? Let’s take a look.
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children’s television
The specific programs broadcast for children are determined by age, demographic, time of day, network, nation, historical period, and other factors. Many different kinds of programs can be considered part of the genre of children’s television, one determined by its viewers more than its content. Controversies persist about what television…
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The specific programs broadcast for children are determined by age, demographic, time of day, network, nation, historical period, and other factors. Many different kinds of programs can be considered part of the genre of children’s television, one determined by its viewers more than its content. Controversies persist about what television…
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family law
Children
It is almost universally the rule that natural or adopting parents have a primary duty to maintain their minor children. In the great majority of cases, the care and upbringing of a child belongs to its biological parents automatically, without regard to their qualification…
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It is almost universally the rule that natural or adopting parents have a primary duty to maintain their minor children. In the great majority of cases, the care and upbringing of a child belongs to its biological parents automatically, without regard to their qualification…
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human trafficking
Types of exploitation
Children are often sold or sent to areas with the promise of a better life but instead encounter various forms of exploitation. Domestic servitude places “extra children” (children from excessively large families) into domestic service, often for extended periods of time. Other trafficked children are…
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Children are often sold or sent to areas with the promise of a better life but instead encounter various forms of exploitation. Domestic servitude places “extra children” (children from excessively large families) into domestic service, often for extended periods of time. Other trafficked children are…
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human nutrition
Infancy, childhood, and adolescence
Breast-fed infants, in general, have fewer infections and a reduced chance of developing allergies and food intolerances. For these and other reasons, breast-feeding is strongly recommended for at least the first four to six months of life. However, if a woman is…
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Breast-fed infants, in general, have fewer infections and a reduced chance of developing allergies and food intolerances. For these and other reasons, breast-feeding is strongly recommended for at least the first four to six months of life. However, if a woman is…
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teaching
The doctrine of in loco parentis
When minor children are entrusted by parents to a school, the parents delegate to the school certain responsibilities for their children, and the school has certain liabilities. In effect, the school and the teachers take some of the responsibility and some of the authority of the parents.…
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When minor children are entrusted by parents to a school, the parents delegate to the school certain responsibilities for their children, and the school has certain liabilities. In effect, the school and the teachers take some of the responsibility and some of the authority of the parents.…
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