For example, if a child says things she should not say to her parents, she might be described as a mouthy child.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

"Our daughter was a very outgoing child. She was a bubbly personality, very involved in all kinds of things, had lots of friends.

VOA: special.2010.04.22

Still,she says her books reflect the Nancy Drew stories that she read as a child: "Things that I read as a kid keep cropping up in my own work whether I realize it or not.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

"We found that parents who frequently get angry with their children and feel that the children often do things that bother them a lot are much more likely to have a child who becomes a bully.

VOA: special.2010.05.06

There were about 50 of us, and we had weekly meetings and discussed different things that we would need for our children, like life insurance or child support.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04