children

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She joked that her son, the youngest of her three children, was “mimado” — a term in Spanish used to describe someone who receives excess attention.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Parents of children who have fought for extra time say they are tired of defending themselves, and call the cheating accusations offensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Amie, a Paignton-based parent who has a child at the school, said the provided transport eased safety concerns because children did not need to use public buses.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

"My children went to bed hungry three nights in a row. My wife was crying, so were my children. So I begged a neighbour for some money to buy flour," he says.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

It never occurred to any of us children that we ourselves were poor; “the poor” were people you took baskets to.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom