Children have been confirmed to exist in the game. Officially, they haven't decided yet whether or not to make them killable.Big T said:I took that to mean that there will not be any children in the game. Something of a leap, but given their absence in Morrowind and Oblivion, not that big of one.
Also, if there were children, even "unkillable" ones, you could still attack them, which I gather is also something of a legal issue.
Although, one somewhat positive note was that there will be no functional vehicles.