Is a 12 Year Old a Child?

Legally, the term child may refer to anyone below the age of majority or some other age limit. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines child as "a human being below the age of 18 years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier".

Is 12 a kid or a teenager?

A teenager, or teen, is someone who is between 13 and 19 years old. They are called teenagers because their age number ends with "teen". The word "teenager" is often associated with adolescence.

Does childhood end at 12?

Childhood is over for many children by the age of 12, according to members of a parenting website. Netmums website users are complaining that children are under pressure to grow up too fast. They say that girls are made to worry about their appearance and boys are pushed into "macho" behaviour at too young an age.