childhood
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Welsh Labour's new leader has opened up about the struggles he has had with anxiety and depression since childhood.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
He seemed to place little importance on the settings of his childhood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Stress experienced during early childhood development is also recognized as a risk factor for psychiatric disorders.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
She lost her sight in a childhood illness before the Korean War and by 11 was studying Korean fortune-telling -- predicting subjects' futures based on their birth dates and times.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
It portrayed Maggie and Kate’s childhood powers as genuine, while blaming Leah and “the disciples of spiritualism” for any deceit.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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
The film is, he said, is "another parable of parental crisis dressed up as a brightly coloured family adventure" - and a "cautionary tale about online childhoods".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Her campaign took a heavy toll -- she missed her husband's death from cancer in 1999 and much of her two sons' childhoods.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Kat, Paris, Rio, and Sydney had all survived difficult childhoods filled with poverty and heartbreak.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
