childhood
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For the most part, childhood checkups establish a baseline of progress that concludes at 18 years of age.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Jane Robinson became a Wakefield Trinity fan through her late husband, who supported the side from childhood.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
But there were moments of his performance in which I recognized a young version of my own childhood monster.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
The childhood home of Fidel Castro in Birán, a rural village in an eastern Cuba, is now a historic site and museum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He speaks slowly, like Lita recalling a childhood memory.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
As if their unconventional childhoods weren’t troubled enough, Asa and Yuru’s twinship comes with another heavy burden: saving the world.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Over one-third of American children and a staggering 53 percent of Black children will be subjected to a child protective services investigation at some point in their childhoods.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Since her cancer treatment, the princess has often spoken of the value of human contact and connection to help create happy, stable childhoods.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Nearly a quarter of women in the 1% are first-generation Americans, and about one-fifth experienced times in their childhoods when the main breadwinners in their homes were unemployed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
“I always thought the kids would spend their entire childhoods here. You know, having the same type of childhood you had. Being supported by the neighborhood. Knowing everyone by name.”
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
