#childhood

#childhood

Discovering dyslexia and dyscalculia later in life can raise questions about missed childhood diagnoses and the impact of knowing earlier. [ more ]

A nostalgic film set in Chicago's Cabrini-Green project, following two boys touched by a tragic event, delivers a beautiful but somewhat hollow tale. [ more ]

Penelope Lively had an interesting childhood growing up in Cairo and later moved to England for boarding school.

Lively is a prolific writer, having written numerous books for children, novels, short stories, and memoirs. [ more ]

Kids can do really weird things

Children's behaviors that may seem strange to adults [ more ]

Patrick Stewart reflects on his troubled childhood and the influence of his family dynamics on his acting career.

Stewart's memoir explores his iconic roles and personal growth throughout his life. [ more ]

The author's early insistence on being a boy is intertwined with their experience of learning to read.

The author's family had a demonic perception of learning to read.

The author has a strong emotional reaction to the idea of reading. [ more ]

Nora Roberts reflects on her childhood imagination and storytelling.

Books and reading were an important part of Roberts' family life. [ more ]

Understanding where people-pleasers come from can help in supporting them.

People-pleasers need to unravel learned behaviors and prioritize self-care. [ more ]

Violent behavior in childhood

Learning difficulties [ more ]

The series by Emmaline Zanelli reflects on childhood and human fragility

Zanelli's work combines photography, video, set building, costume, and performance [ more ]

The Art Gallery of NSW is exhibiting a summer exhibition of Louise Bourgeois's work, including a documentary clip of the artist peeling a tangerine, which symbolizes a formative and damaging childhood experience.

The exhibition reveals the vulnerable core of Bourgeois, who was known for her prickly public persona and spider sculptures.

The clip is buried in the bowels of the exhibition, emphasizing the need to navigate through beauty and analysis to find enlightenment. [ more ]

As we grow older, our understanding of sports and its players becomes more complex, potentially dampening our connection with the game.

When we were kids, we formed opinions about players based on simple characteristics, distilling down information to the things we liked best about our team. [ more ]

The first song the author remembers hearing is 'I Can Sing a Rainbow' on a BBC radio program for children.

The author's guilty pleasure song is early Whitney Houston. [ more ]

The author feels valued and important in the experiment room compared to feeling invisible at home.

Uncertain of what is being tested, the author chooses to play it safe and avoids taking candy.

The experiment room provides a sense of love and attention that the author lacks in their home life. [ more ]