The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international convention setting out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of children. It is monitored by the Committee on the Rights of the Child. Most member nation states (countries) of the United Nations have ratified it, either partly or completely. The United Nations General Assembly agreed to adopt the Convention into international law on November 20, 1989; it came into force in September 1990, after it was ratified by the required numbe ...

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• Convention on the Rights of the Child - Key Issues
• Convention on the Rights of the Child - Signatories

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Spirituality is, in a narrow sense, a concern with matters of the spirit, however that may be defined; but it is also a wide term with many available readings. It may include belief in supernatural powers, as in religion, but the emphasis is on personal experience. It may be an expression for life perceived as higher, more complex or more integrated with one's worldview, as contrasted with the merely sensual. Spirituality - The spiritual and the religious. An important distinction needs to be made between s ...

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• Spirituality - The spiritual and the religious
• Spirituality - Directed spirituality
• Spirituality - Spirituality and personal well-being
• Spirituality - The Spiritual and Science
• Spirituality - Spiritual traditions and communities

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See: Spirituality Spiritual music Spiritual dance The Age of Spiritual Machines Spiritual possession The term "spiritual" can be used in the sense of referring to matters religious as distinct from secular matter. Thus in the British House of Lords the Lords Spiritual are the bishops and archbishops. Other related archivesHouse of Lords, Lords Spiritual, Spiritual music, Spiritual possession, Spirituality, The Age of Spiritual Mac

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Spiritualism may refer to a variety of modern religious ideologies, primarily active in the United States and Europe. Central tenets of Spiritualist liturgy and dogma are the beliefs and practices of mediumship which purports to be evidence of the continued existence of an individual's spirit or soul after death. The origin of Spiritualism is commonly considered to be the Modern Spiritualist movement of the 19th century United States. Spiritualism - Background. Spiritualism in its modern incarnation started ...

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• Spiritualism - Background
• Spiritualism - Meditation
• Spiritualism - Organizations
• Spiritualism - Specific Religions and Thought Currents
• Spiritualism - Theorists and Proponents
• Spiritualism - Well-known Believers
• Spiritualism - Critics and Exposers
• Spiritualism - Exposed Frauds
• Spiritualism - Miscellaneous

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An early film example might be Dear Brigitte with Bill Mumy as a prodigious son of a professor. Although there are films with child prodigies that predate that one. A recent work showing characters who began life as child prodigies is the film The Royal Tenenbaums. A film depicting the struggles of a doting working-class mother trying to care for a child prodigy is Little Man Tate. Child prodigies are also a staple in much science fiction. Several episodes of the X-Files featured varying kinds of child prodigies; ranging from n ...

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Child prodigy, Child prodigy - Cognitive studies on child prodigies, Child prodigy - Adjustment into adulthood, Child prodigy - In fiction, Child prodigy - Sources and links

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inner child

The modern term for the level of inner self imprinted by energies and experiences of our formative years, as well as programmed unconsciously

(See also: Inner child, Body Mind and Soul)

As the child develops, their art passes through a number of stages. It is thought that all children pass through these stages. Child art - Scribbling. From about their first birthday children achieve the fine motor control to handle a crayon. At first they scribble. The youngest child scribbles with a series of left and right motions, later up down and then circular motions are added. The child appears to get considerable pleasure from watching the line or the colours appear. Children are often also interested in body painting and, given the opportunity, will d ...

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Child art, Child art - Stages of child art, Child art - Scribbling, Child art - Pre-symbolism, Child art - Symbolism, Child art - Realism, Child art - Therapeutic

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The activities of child actors are regulated by the governing labor union, if any, and state and federal laws. Being a minor, a child actor must secure a work permit before accepting any paid performing work. Limitations imposed by laws are not uniform across the states or beyond national boundaries. Longer work hours or risky stunts, prohibited in California, for example, might be permitted to a project filming in British Columbia. Some projects film in remote locations specifically ...

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Child actor, Child actor - Regulation of Child Actors, Child actor - Issues Involving Child Actors, Child actor - Ownership of Earnings, Child actor - Competitive Pressure, Child actor - Troubled Adulthood?

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Child development is the study or examination of processes and mechanisms that operate during the physical and mental development of an infant into an adult. Pediatrics is the branch of medicine relating to the care of children. It encompasses ages from prenatal to teenagers and even young adults (ages 0-21 years). Terms for stages of age-related physical development include, with their approximate age ranges: Zygote, the point of Conception, fertilization Embryo; in the later stages also cal ...

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Child, Child - Gender, Child - Development, Child - Cognitive development, Child - Notable child prodigies, Child - Human development

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Each year, children as young as 2 are trafficked from countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sudan for use as jockeys in the Persian Gulf States’ camel racing industry. While official policies are in place requiring a minimum weight of 45 kg (100 lbs) of the jockey, these restrictions are ignored by most in the racing industry; because those who own the camels are also the heads of states. Child camel jockeys are often sexually and physically abused; most are physically and mentally stunted, as they are deliberately starved to ...

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Child slavery, Child slavery - Modern Day Slavery of Children, Child slavery - Child Camel Jockeys, Child slavery - News, Child slavery - Videos

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Child actor - Ownership of Earnings. Using children in motion pictures has been criticized as exploitation, particularly since some prominent child actors never got to see the money they earned. Jackie Coogan became a millionaire while still a child but almost all of his money was used by his parents. Some have defended this saying that the child directly benefited from the lifestyle the earnings made possible or that the child would not have achieved stardom without a significant investment of time and ef ...

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Child actor, Child actor - Regulation of Child Actors, Child actor - Issues Involving Child Actors, Child actor - Ownership of Earnings, Child actor - Competitive Pressure, Child actor - Troubled Adulthood?

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Child within

The basic nature that retains childlike, enthusiastic, fresh, energetic qualities often hidden under programming, fears, false ideas, or distortions from previous experiences. To be though of as the forever-young child part that can be set free to experience the events of life with freshness. Much healing can be accomplished on this level, so often distorted and wounded. Psychological efforts to heal this basic level of self-aid in health maintenance and improvements, trust, the ability to mature in consciousness, and increased joy in living

(See also: Child within, Body Mind and Soul)

Production and distribution of child pornography is generally separate from other forms of pornography, and the adult film industry has taken strong efforts to separate itself from and publicly oppose child pornography. The majority of internationally available hardcore child pornography is produced in developing countries in the former Soviet Union, South-East Asia, and Central America. Germany was one of the main sources of naturist child erotica in the past. Japan was and still is one of the leading producers of softcore child porn ...

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Child pornography, Child pornography - Definitions, Child pornography - United States, Child pornography - United Kingdom, Child pornography - Germany, Child pornography - Canada, Child pornography - New Zealand, Child pornography - Legislation, Child pornography - Issues surrounding prohibition, Child pornography - Production, Child pornography - Distribution, Child pornography - Possession, Child pornography - Age of consent, Child pornography - Other forms, Child pornography - Simulated, Child pornography - Written, Child pornography - Sources, Child pornography - Commercial production and distribution, Child pornography - Demand, Child pornography - International issues, Child pornography - Social perception

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Production and sale of child pornography is generally illegal in most developed countries, although national regulations vary widely. Some countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and The Netherlands, outlaw mere possession. Others, such as Russia, have no special legislation regarding child pornography. There, production of child pornography is usually prosecuted as child abuse and illegal production and distribution of pornographic material. Illegal distribution of pornography is prohibited, but there ...

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Child pornography, Child pornography - Definitions, Child pornography - United States, Child pornography - United Kingdom, Child pornography - Germany, Child pornography - Canada, Child pornography - New Zealand, Child pornography - Legislation, Child pornography - Issues surrounding prohibition, Child pornography - Production, Child pornography - Distribution, Child pornography - Possession, Child pornography - Age of consent, Child pornography - Other forms, Child pornography - Simulated, Child pornography - Written, Child pornography - Sources, Child pornography - Commercial production and distribution, Child pornography - Demand, Child pornography - International issues, Child pornography - Social perception

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A song entitled "Thunder Child" in Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is dedicated to the drama of this scene. Cover art of the album depicts the ship in combat with tripods. The artwork of the ship appears to be based on an artist's impression of the Battle of Coronel (1 November 1914), in which the two outdated British armored cruisers, Good Hope and Monmouth, were sunk with all hands off the coast of Chile by a German fleet of five modern cruiser ...

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HMS Thunder Child, HMS Thunder Child - Description, HMS Thunder Child - Existence, HMS Thunder Child - Influence, HMS Thunder Child - In other adaptations

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Since enactment in 1996 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), a major impetus to collection of child support in the United States is the Welfare law. A custodial parent receiving public assistance, like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), is required to assign his or her right to child support to the Department of Welfare before cash assistance is received. Another requirement is that the custodial parent must pursue child support from the non-custodial parent . Where successful, the chi ...

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Child support, Child support - Legal theory, Child support - Different jurisdictions, Child support - Dead-beat parents, Child support - Child support and welfare, Child support - Housing and common wages, Child support - Court services, Child support - Research

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The definition of "child pornography" differs in various countries. Most prohibit depictions of sexual activities involving children of a specified age. Some go further and prohibit all depictions of nudity of minors, regardless of whether the minor is depicted in an erotic pose or engaging in a sex act. This has often led to controversy about pictures that are considered to be of artistic merit, and several prominant photographers, including Sally Mann and Jock Sturges, have had their art challenged and, at times, banned. Still, in some cou ...

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Child pornography, Child pornography - Definitions, Child pornography - United States, Child pornography - United Kingdom, Child pornography - Germany, Child pornography - Canada, Child pornography - New Zealand, Child pornography - Legislation, Child pornography - Issues surrounding prohibition, Child pornography - Production, Child pornography - Distribution, Child pornography - Possession, Child pornography - Age of consent, Child pornography - Other forms, Child pornography - Simulated, Child pornography - Written, Child pornography - Sources, Child pornography - Commercial production and distribution, Child pornography - Demand, Child pornography - International issues, Child pornography - Social perception

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Depending on the country, the agencies responsible for investigating child abuse may be run nationally, regionally, or locally. These agencies may be called Child Protective Services (CPS), Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), or by other similar names. In the U.S., these agencies are usually listed in the state government section of the telephone book under "Children" or "Health" or "Human Services". In a few instances in the U.S., some of the functions of these agencies are outsourced to private individuals or companies. People who investigate claims of child abuse may be called a "childr ...

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Child abuse, Child abuse - Reporting abuse and neglect in the US, Child abuse - Reporting abuse and neglect in Australia, Child abuse - Authorities, Child abuse - Child abuse by authorities, Child abuse - Symptoms and signs, Child abuse - Symptoms, Child abuse - Signs and tests

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Available studies show that the majority of viewers appear to be male adolescents, and many of them are minor adolescents themselves. According to Japanese publishers, among the mainstream audience for pornography, child pornography (legal softcore materials or simulated hardcore) is often much more popular and more commercially successful than other, more accepted varieties of porn. ...

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Child pornography, Child pornography - Definitions, Child pornography - United States, Child pornography - United Kingdom, Child pornography - Germany, Child pornography - Canada, Child pornography - New Zealand, Child pornography - Legislation, Child pornography - Issues surrounding prohibition, Child pornography - Production, Child pornography - Distribution, Child pornography - Possession, Child pornography - Age of consent, Child pornography - Other forms, Child pornography - Simulated, Child pornography - Written, Child pornography - Sources, Child pornography - Commercial production and distribution, Child pornography - Demand, Child pornography - International issues, Child pornography - Social perception

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Depending on the country, the agencies responsible for investigating child abuse may be run nationally, regionally, or locally. These agencies may be called Child Protective Services (CPS), Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), or by other similar names. In the U.S., these agencies are usually listed in the state government section of the telephone book under "Children" or "Health" or "Human Services". In a few instances in the U.S., some of the functions of these agencies are outsourced to private individuals or companies. People who investigate claims of child abuse may be called a "childr ...

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Child abuse, Child abuse - Reporting abuse and neglect in the US, Child abuse - Childhelp USA, Child abuse - Reporting abuse and neglect in Australia, Child abuse - Authorities, Child abuse - Child abuse by authorities, Child abuse - Symptoms and signs, Child abuse - Symptoms, Child abuse - Signs and tests, Child abuse - Long Term Complications, Child abuse - Notable incidents of child abuse

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Human development refers to all forms of development above, often in the context of clinical or developmental psychology, or as human development theory (in economics, an outgrowth of welfare economics). Both the psychological and economic fields share a special concern with education and language fluency including literacy and numeracy, and with identification and development of more unique talents into the eco ...

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Child, Child - Gender, Child - Development, Child - Cognitive development, Child - Notable child prodigies, Child - Human development

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The TARDIS chases a metal cylinder that is careening its way through space. As the Doctor struggles to keep up with it, he explains to Rose that the cylinder is mauve — the universal colour for danger. The TARDIS console sparks as the object jumps a time track, travelling back in time towards London. The TARDIS materialises in a narrow alley between some brick buildings at night. The Doctor and Rose step out in search of the object; the Doctor notes that they have arrived a couple of weeks to a month after the cylinder's impact. Ros ...

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The Empty Child, The Empty Child - Synopsis, The Empty Child - Plot, The Empty Child - Cast, The Empty Child - Notes

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