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Amelia Reising posted a reply on Re: Children or Kids? What is the right term t...
Wednesday, Mar 9, 2022 at 4:26 PM
Said: We use interchangeably. I think "kids" is great for casual events and announcements, whereas "children" is more formal. Whichever we choose, everyone knows we're not talking about goats. There are bunches of museums who even use the wor...
Lacee Hoelting posted a reply on Re: Children or Kids? What is the right term t...
Wednesday, Mar 9, 2022 at 10:33 AM
Said: I second Susan. I was also taught that kid is the proper term for baby goats, and children is the preferred term.
Ashley Ukleja posted a reply on Re: Junior Guide as a camp option for older stu...
Tuesday, Mar 8, 2022 at 11:48 AM
Said: We are doing this as well. We have an option for 11-14 yr olds to join a camp based on their interest. It seems like in years past this was not a very robust program with no clear objectives for these Junior Counselors (that...
Susan Daniels posted a reply on Re: Children or Kids? What is the right term t...
Tuesday, Mar 8, 2022 at 10:58 AM
Said: I use chldren only because my grandmother (who was an elementary school principal in the 50's) always said that kids were baby goats. It is probably old-fashioned, but I can't get past it.
Brigid Barkley posted a new Topic
Tuesday, Mar 8, 2022 at 10:44 AM
Children or Kids? What is the right term to use within our Children's Museum spaces?
We had an interesting conversation amongst our staff, if children should be referred to in programming and communication within Children's Museum spaces as "Children" or "Kids"? And if you use the term "Kids" is it seen in a negative light? What are your thoughts in your spaces?
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