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Childhood (being a child) is a broad term usually applied to the phase of development in humans between infancy and adulthood.

Childhood (being a child) is a broad term usually applied to the phase of development in humans between infancy and adulthood.

==Age definition of a child==

==Age definition of a child==

In many countries there is an age of majority when childhood ends and a person legally becomes an adult. The age can range anywhere from 13 to 21, with 18 being the most common.

In many countries there is an age of majority when childhood ends and a person legally becomes an adult. The age can range anywhere from 13 to 21, with 18 being the most common.

 

==Background and history==

==Background and history==

Philippe Ariès, an important French medievalist and historian, published a study in 1961 of paintings, gravestones, furniture, and school records. He found that before the seventeenth century, children were represented as mini-adults. Since then historians have increasingly researched childhood in past times. Before Ariès, George Boas had published The Cult of Childhood.

Philippe Ariès, an important French medievalist and historian, published a study in 1961 of paintings, gravestones, furniture, and school records. He found that before the seventeenth century, children were represented as mini-adults. Since then historians have increasingly researched childhood in past times. Before Ariès, George Boas had published The Cult of Childhood.