On paper, this is a reasonable proposition, though personally I have encountered children that disprove this.

Social workers often encounter children who emotionally distance themselves from a parent before death, to ease the pain of separation later.

For the most part he encountered children or young men, walking in pairs and trios, aimless, with hungry eyes.

It wasn't all that unusual to encounter such children in these times, but even so this little girl didn't look like anyone Owl had ever come across.

She had encountered small children on many worlds, but she had never learned to be comfortable with them.

However, they encounter children that may be more formidable an opponent than The Ninja himself.

However, teachers may encounter children at school who still have visual problems although cataracts have been removed.

They arrive on an island where they encounter grim-faced, silent children who seem to be the island's entire population.

At Boys Town he often encounters children whose families say they would like to have the youngsters home again.

Yet they are encountering children damaged by circumstances that were rare or nonexistent before the 1980's.