Roger Federer

I am extremely proud and honoured to have beaten Pete's record as he was my childhood hero and I have always looked up to him.

Swiss Athlete

Agatha Christie

One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood.

English Writer

Sigmund Freud

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.

Austrian Psychologist

Jack Prelutsky

I'm mostly influenced by life, what's around me, and my own childhood.

American Poet

Rick Nielsen

I was always the wise guy class clown throughout my childhood.

American Musician

Ralph Macchio

Persona-wise, I represent a lot of people's childhoods.

American Actor

Sridevi

I have been passionate about cinema from my childhood.

Indian Actress

Robertson Davies

A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.

Canadian Novelist

Rene Russo

My mom said my whole childhood... was stop and go.

American Actress

Ingmar Bergman

Swedish Director

Childhood refers to the early stage of life, typically before teenage years.

Time Frame

People often use 'childhood' when reminiscing about positive, formative experiences.

Nostalgic Use

Be aware that 'childhood' can evoke a range of emotions, not always happy.

Not Always Joyful

 Allergies usually, but not always, show up for the first time during childhood. But why do some people get allergies and others don't? Allergies tend to run in families, so genetics may be one culprit. In fact, errors in a gene that helps regulate the immune system are associated with higher rates of allergies.

Why do people have...

 and have helped many people live better lives. Although we've come a long way in improving how we treat and diagnose asthma, we still don't know its exact causes. We currently believe that a combination of genetic and environmental factors play a role, potentially acting during early childhood.

How does asthma work? -...

 but as a mental condition similar to depression. Psychologists of the time speculated that it represented difficulties letting go of childhood, or even a longing to return to one's fetal state. But over the next few decades, the understanding of nostalgia changed in two important ways.

Why do we feel...

 about what happened in my childhood I was sitting with my mother in a Japanese restaurant and I said the words child abuse for the first time out loud I said it playfully so she didn't feel like it was an attack on her and immediately her response was

How to deal with...

 innocent some more the first casualty of war wasn't truth its innocence then truth there are no children and war you are robbed of your childhood yeah it's a really powerful message it's an amazingly powerful book it's a it's a wonderful book

Alexandra Fuller: Born...

 Like, why did I really have to mow the lawn? Why was homework really that important? Why couldn't I put jelly beans in my oatmeal? My childhood was abound with questions like this. Normal things about being a kid and realizing that sometimes,

How to raise a Black son...

 the layer of light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye that works with the brain to give rise to vision. But many people develop refractive errors, either during childhood as their eyes are growing, or in later life as their eyes age.

How do glasses help us...

 highly fluctuates during infancy and childhood. And that's just one of many complicating factors. Genetics, age, diet, disease, and even pregnancy influence the body's efficiency of processing medicine.

How does your body...

 a test to see if you are a human. Please raise your hand if something applies to you. Are we agreed? Yes? Then let's begin. Have you ever eaten a booger long past your childhood?

Ze Frank: Are you human?

 my life. It was my childhood dream to communicate with birds in some way, I would try every type of whistle and to finally feel like