id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-6674 Child - Wikipedia .html text/html 3488 502 67 Biologically, a child (plural children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty,[1][2] or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty.[3] The legal definition of child generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority.[1] Children generally have fewer rights and less responsibility than adults. Children generally have fewer rights than adults and are classed as unable to make serious decisions, and legally must always be under the care of a responsible adult or child custody, whether their parents divorce or not. As of 2010 approximately 13 million children are displaced by armed conflicts and violence around the world.[30] Where violent conflicts are the norm, the lives of young children are significantly disrupted and their families have great difficulty in offering the sensitive and consistent care that young children need for their healthy development.[30] Studies on the effect of emergencies and conflict on the physical and mental health of children between birth and 8 years old show that where the disaster is natural, the rate of PTSD occurs in anywhere from 3 to 87 percent of affected children.[31] However, rates of PTSD for children living in chronic conflict conditions varies from 15 to 50 percent.[32][33] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-6674.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-6674.txt