childhood

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RFK Jr.’s attacks on vaccines go beyond changing the childhood immunization schedule.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Walter Heckem, 63, moved into the residence a few years ago and says the free dinners, especially pasta and beef dishes, remind him of the smells that wafted through his childhood home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He was no childhood prodigy, no sure thing.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

This is a memoir, and Thayil spends a reasonable amount of pages opening up about his family of origin, his childhood and the place he grew up.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

There was no protection from common childhood illnesses like tuberculosis, rheumatic fever, diphtheria, or whooping cough.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock