3 Short Pulse Explanations for a 7-year-old — What a Pulse Is and How Fast Kids' Hearts Beat

Three simple, child-friendly rephrasings for a 7-year-old explaining that the pulse is the heart's beat you can feel in your wrist or neck and that kids' hearts beat about 80–100 times per minute.

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  • Your pulse is the beat of your heart you can feel in your wrist or neck.
  • You can feel your heartbeat (pulse) on your wrist or neck; kids' hearts beat about 80–100 times each minute.
  • Pulse = the heart's beat you can feel; a child's heart usually goes 80 to 100 beats per minute.

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