Index: wp-includes/post.php
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--- wp-includes/post.php	(revision 1646)
+++ wp-includes/post.php	(working copy)
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@
 	$r = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
 
 	$children = get_posts( $r );
-	if ( !$children ) {
-		$kids = false;
+	$kids = array();
+	
+	if ( !$children )
 		return $kids;
-	}
 
 	update_post_cache($children);