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child (chld)

n.

1. A person who has not yet reached puberty.

2. A son or daughter; an offspring.

3. A person not of legal age; a minor.

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child

Etymology: AS, cild

1 a person of either sex between the time of birth and adolescence.

2 an unborn or recently born human being; fetus; neonate; infant.

3 an offspring or descendant; a son or daughter or a member of a particular tribe or clan.

4 one who is like a child or immature.

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child,

n 1. a person of either gender between the time of birth and adolescence, or puberty.
2. in the law of negligence and in laws for the protection of children, a term used as the opposite of
adult (generally under the age of puberty) without reference to parentage and distinction of gender.

child abuse,

n the physical, sexual, or emotional maltreatment of a person under 18 years of age. Child abuse occurs predominantly with children under 3 years of age. Symptoms include bruises and contusions, medical record of repeated trauma, radiographic evidence of fractures, emotional distress, and failure to thrive.

child neglect,

n a form of child abuse in which proper care is denied or withheld.

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child

A person who has not attained the legal age for consent to treatment or procedures involved in the research, as determined under the applicable law of the jurisdiction in which the research will be conducted Medtalk Pediatric patient. See Adopted-in child, Adopted-away child, Battered child, Chosen child, FLK, Latchkey child, Puppet child, Wednesday's child, The Wild Child.

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Patient discussion about Childrens.

Q. could my child have manic depression? My 15 year old girl has been too upset about her weight but I see her at different times with too different moods. sometimes it looks like she's very depressed and sometimes she's happy but too happy- like unreal happiness. can it be bipolar? I'm really afraid

A. At 15 it is really difficult to have these conversations with your mom... does she have a good firend that you can talk to?? Or a family memeber that she gets along with and respects? If so I would take the third party approach... I would give it a little time and talk to this person about your concerns, encourage that person to talk to her about how she has been feeling/behaving and see if she will open up more with that person. Ultimately if she is sick the goal is to get her into some kind of treatment. However having said that keep in mind again that 15 year old girls can be very moody. I think if you open doors of communication with her, share with her and make sure she is aware that if she has any problem (no matter what it is) she can come to you (without consequnece) it will take time but if she ever finds herself in a dangerous position she will feel comfortable to come to you.

I wish you both well...

Q. Is it ok not to want children? I am 33, and I know my bio clock is ticking, but I just don't want to have a child. At least not yet. Is there something wrong with me?

A. I agree with fatman, that's totally your decision.
If you feel that you're not ready yet, better to wait until you're more ready for that. Because having children is another big responsibility, and you will feel guilty if -for the sake of your age- you push yourself to have child, then morally you are not welcoming that child.

Q. My child, who has dypraxia, passed both TOVA & BRC. Help, I don't want to put him on ritalin but feel pres Since age 4 my child has received OT, ST and Physiotherpy. He is now 81/2 and has difficulties at school. Last year, after years of therapy, we went to a private Neuro Developmental Physiotherapist and she diagnosed him with Dyspraxia. I thought that my son was good at sport, but when she asked him to do the simplest of task like stand on one leg, or walk one foot infront of the other, he had great difficulty. He has diffculty processing information or thoughts and turning them into actions. This is especially evident in copying from the blackboard. His handwriting is extremely poor, even after many years, at much expence, of intense OT. His attention span is very poor, he daydreams and shuts down in class. The slightest noise, knock on the door, ticking clock etc wil break his concentration. He has passed both TOVA and BRC test, yet I am still under pressure from the school to put him on ritalin. I feel his concentration & attention problems are due to his Dyspraxia. Help

A. Hello I dont no if this will help you, My son has been told he MAY have mild dyspraxia but at the end of the day my son is a great kid with so much to give and lots of love with in him, I suggest that you stay away from ritalin it will only sedate your son, he will not be himself he will become a child with no spirit.

I no an American lady who lived in the uk at the time and used ritalin the out come was that she regretted using it on her daughter as she had lost her real child due to the drug.

Our Children are a Gift, enjoy them and grow with them but most of all let them grow with you. Enjoy the gift you have before its the one thing that you get for life.

Being a Parent is the most Under payed job in the world but our richness is payed back to us in love. We Parents are richer then we could ever dream....