Widgets
<?php
global $ancestor;
$cat = '16';
$childcats = get_categories('child_of=' . $cat . '&hide_empty=1');
foreach ($childcats as $childcat) {
if (cat_is_ancestor_of($ancestor, $childcat->cat_ID) == false){
echo '<li><a href="'.get_category_link($childcat->cat_ID).'">';
echo $childcat->cat_name . '</a>';
echo '<p>'.$childcat->category_description.'</p>';
echo '</li>';
$ancestor = $childcat->cat_ID;
}
}
?>