At the 23rd meeting of the 7th the NPC Standing Committee on 199 1 year1February 29th, China decided to approve China's accession to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. According to the contents of the Convention, the Convention defines "child" as "anyone under 18 years old".
In childhood, there are the following subdivisions.
One, 0 years old is a baby.
Second, 1 1 -6 years old is a child.
Three, seven years old-12 years old is a child (which coincides with adolescence, and can also be called a teenager or a child).
4. 13 years old-17 years old is a teenager (also called a teenager).
It can be seen that anyone under 18 can be called a child, so 13 can also celebrate Children's Day.
Extended data:
18 years old -65 years old is a youth.
66 -79 years old is middle age.
Old age is over 80 years old (also called old age or twilight).
According to the United Nations official website, the United Nations General Assembly defines "youth" as those who are between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive). Therefore, according to the above definition, children refer to those who are under 14 years old. However, it is worth pointing out that article 1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines "children" as people who are not older than 18 years old.
The difference between the two definitions is an intentional arrangement, because the United Nations hopes that the Convention on the Rights of the Child can provide protection and rights protection for as many children as possible in the same age group, and also because the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Youth, which is similar to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, has not yet been promulgated.
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