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  2. Babysitting - Wikipedia

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    The term "baby sitter" first appeared in 1937, while the verb form "baby-sit" was first recorded in 1947. [8] The American Heritage College Dictionary notes, "One normally would expect the agent noun babysitter with its -er suffix to come from the verb baby-sit , as diver comes from dive , but in fact babysitter is first recorded in 1937, ten ...

  3. Voluntary childlessness - Wikipedia

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    In general, couples experience a drop in the level of happiness after having a baby, though the level depends on a variety of factors, [36] including sex, age, and nationality. [38] But research shows that in the long run, there is a gap in happiness between parents and the childfree, depending on location and period. [ 39 ]

  4. Childlessness - Wikipedia

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    Childlessness at the age of 30. Childlessness is the state of not having children.Childlessness may have personal, social or political significance. Childlessness, which may be by choice or circumstance, is distinguished from voluntary childlessness, also called being "childfree", which is voluntarily having no children, and from antinatalism, wherein childlessness is promoted.

  5. Child care - Wikipedia

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    Childcare, also known as day care, is the care and supervision of one or more children, typically ranging from two weeks to 18 years old.Although most parents spend a significant amount of time caring for their child(ren), childcare typically refers to the care provided by caregivers who are not the child's parents.

  6. Feral child - Wikipedia

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    Mowgli was a fictional feral child in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. A feral child (also called wild child) is a young individual who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age, with little or no experience of human care, social behavior, or language.

  7. Capitol Hill Babysitting Co-op - Wikipedia

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    The co-op issued scrip, each piece was worth half an hour of babysitting time.. The co-op gave each new member twenty hours' worth of "scrip," and required them to return the same amount when they left the co-op. [note 2] Members of the co-op used scrip to pay for babysitting.

  8. Your mother was right about sitting up straight - AOL

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    Try sit ups and yoga, not only as a great workout, but to help build support for your spine and overall correct your posture. Taking breaks from your desk and using relaxing essential oils are ...

  9. Maternal deprivation - Wikipedia

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    Mother and child. Maternal deprivation is a scientific term summarising the early work of psychiatrist and psychoanalyst John Bowlby on the effects of separating infants and young children from their mother (or primary caregiver). [1]