The phrase "children copy" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to describe the behavior of children imitating or mimicking something they see or hear. Example: "In the classroom, the teacher demonstrated how to properly write the letter 'A' and the children immediately began to copy her movements on their own papers."
Some gave out answers, others changed them or let less able children copy from smarter ones on the sly.
Human children copy others' actions with high fidelity, supporting early cultural learning and assisting in the development and maintenance of behavioral traditions [1].
You only have to look at how children copy their parents to see how big an impact role models can have.
The Drink as I Do report suggests that young children copy the drinking behaviour of their parents, whatever they are consuming, but that the effect is most worrying when it comes to consumption of beverages linked to health problems.
The most moving thing she said was, 'When I was little, I often wished I was an only child, but now that I am one I really miss my sister.' " In such mysterious ways do the lives of children copy their parents, begging explanation if not a meaning.
Whether they're preschoolers from Australian suburbs or Kalahari Bushmen, children copy adults to a fault, according to a new study.
In families there's also the risk of children copying our behaviour and our attitudes.
Lilo and Stitch 2002 The BBFC were concerned about children copying a scene in which Lilo hid in a washing machine, and Disney agreed to replace it with a cupboard as Lilo's hiding place.
Recently, Netmums published a survey claiming that 80% of parents had found their children copying explicit lyrics or dance movies from music videos, while Annie Lennox called for videos to be regulated in the same way as movies.
They do precisely what they are told not to do and dare to teach knowledge instead of skills, dare to stand in front of the class "teaching" for more than five minutes, and don't insist on their children copying down an objective for the lesson.
But human children copied every detail, even the pointless brush of the feather.
