Childhood

5 Movie Characters That Freaked Me Out as a Kid

J.L. Sirisuk | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Chucky, Scary Movies, Labyrinth, Good Guy Doll, Jeff Goldblum, The Fly, Childhood, Child's Play, Hellraiser, Kids Movies, Horror Movies, Pet Sematary, Comedy News

Halloween isn't anywhere in sight, but that doesn't matter because I've decided to reflect on the movie characters that traumatized me as a child and caused a few issues and fears.

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The Same Story? Again?! Storytelling as an Emotional Security Blanket

John McCormick | Posted 05.18.2012

I used to wonder why my sons asked for the same story night after night. I came to the conclusion that kids simply enjoy the comfort of repetition. Think of it as an emotional security blanket.

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When Your Life Flashes in Front of Your Eyes -- Regularly

Todd Greene | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Playboy Playmates, Lotus, Playboy, Photoshoot, Childhood, Ciara Price, Cars, Life-Changing Moment, Car Recalls, Healthy Living News

Many times we're in a rut, or discouraged, or feel that we haven't gotten our piece of the pie. But somehow, as if triggered by this menacing adult world, our mind will take us back to our youth and bring with it a vestige of happiness.

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The Emperor's New Santa Suit

Gillian Clark | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Santa Claus, Childhood Memories, Honesty, Santa Claus Myth, Childhood Myths, Parenting, Childhood, Parenting Advice, DC News

I admit to entering a dark room to take a tooth and leave a dollar under the pillow. Perhaps because no adult in my life lied to me, I raised my kids with a tempered version of my mother's honesty. Will it hurt? Yes, only for a minute.

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Mother's Day Momily

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Motherhood, Parenting, Childhood, Kids, Mother's Day, Nancy Pelosi, Parents News

Growing up, in church we had the homily; at home it's what I call the "momily" -- the inspirational and instructive mom-isms that every family has. My mother Nancy Pelosi's momilies were memorable and still echo through the years from my childhood to my motherhood.

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Mom's Stopping by for Mother's Day -- 37 Years After Her Death

Jim Higley | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Sons, Motherhood, Mother's Day, Childhood, Moms, Ford Mustang, Family, Parents News

Mom didn't just grocery shop; she'd buy entire cows from the local farmer. She didn't just bake; she'd have mornings where she would produce chocolate chip cookies by the hundreds.

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A Mother's Scorecard

Sherri Edwards | Posted 05.10.2012

Year 7: Nothing will be more endearing than coming home to find your husband with his hair in barrettes having a tea party with your daughters.

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Storytelling With Your Kids: How to Become a 'Story Dad'

John McCormick | Posted 05.02.2012

When dads tell me they don't know how to tell stories, what they're often saying is, they don't know how to talk with their kids.

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Children Are Only Children for Eighteen Years

Jodi Ciampa | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Childhood Doesn't Last Forever, Growing Up, Growing Up Too Fast, Parenting Wisdom, Parenting, Childhood, Nostalgia, Parenting Advice, Parents News

Children have such a short time to be kids and we, as parents, have even less until they don't need us anymore.

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What's Wrong With Being a Loner?

Kate Fridkis | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Homeschooling, Being a Loner, Education, Kate Fridkis, Parenting, Not Fitting In, Childhood, Education News

Being good at being alone is so important. Why are we so afraid that kids will turn out to have the "wrong" personality? And why does being quiet so often get interpreted as the "wrong" way to be?

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Storytelling with Your Kids: Creating a Family Tradition One Story at a Time

John McCormick | Posted 04.19.2012

As an overworked Dad, I'm always looking for ways to find more time with my kids. I've found that storytelling is the ideal activity to enrich family time by creating a fun, free tradition.

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Adults Just Want to Play

Evan Bailyn | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Theme Parks, Viral Videos, Play, Childhood, Caine's Arcade, Caine's Arcade Video, Child Psychology, Culture News

When we as adults can accept our need for play, then our society can begin its inevitable shift towards a more playful future.

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How the Holocaust Lives On for Survivor's Children

Vicki Larson | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Shoah, Holocaust, Hitler, Motherhood, Parenting, Childhood, Ptsd, Family, Divorce, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Second Generation Holocaust Survivors, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Second Generation, Women News

My mother was just 12 when she and her family were rounded up from their home in Chernowitz, Romania, and sent to the ghetto.

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Jessica Alba Opens Up About Her Startup (VIDEO)

AOL | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Jessica Alba Honest, Jessica Alba, Home Products, Motherhood, Home Cleaning Products, Safe Cleaning Products, Childhood, Small Business Video, You've Got, Video, Small Business News

Jessica Alba talks about how illnesses as a child and motherhood sparked her interest in safe household cleaners. Alba believes that the chemicals in ...

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Taking Words From My Mouth: A Mother/Daughter Story

Rachel Sherman | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Writers, Mother, Writing, Motherhood, Storytelling, Childhood, Mothers, Mothers and Daughters, Home News

When I was a baby, my mother told me that my father fantasized that once I could talk, I would tell them all of the things I had been thinking from the time I could not.

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'Popular Guys Are Husband Material' And Other Disney Lies

Thought Catalog | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Relationships, Fairytales, Disney, Childhood, Romance, Love and Relationships, Princesses, Fantasy, Women News

God, I love Disney so much. In my spare time, I have been known to create entire dances to various Disney songs, and have not yet met princess fan art...

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Not a Little Girl, But I Know My Way

Nikki Luongo | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Life Developments, Change, Growing Up, Childhood, Personal Growth, Life, Healthy Living News

What did you want to do as a kid? Was it kooky or was it wonderfully weird? Did you accomplish your goal?

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The Perfect Life and Other Disasters...

Linda Durnell | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Women, Parenting, Career, Divorce, College, Children, Life, Childhood Dreams, Childhood, Fifty News

What happens when our "perfect life" goes perfectly awry? When we wake up from the fantasy of our childhood dreams to the reality that is our life?

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WATCH: Mondays With Marlo: Jon Hamm

Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Mad Men, Marlo Thomas, Mondays With Marlo, Jon Hamm, Video, Don Draper, Mad Men Season 5, Childhood, Women News

Actor Jon Hamm sat down with Marlo Thomas to answer your questions about everything-from his role on Mad Men to his unusual childhood. var src_url...

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WATCH: Jon Hamm's Unusual Childhood

Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Mad Men, Marlo Thomas, Mondays With Marlo, Jon Hamm, Video, Parenting, Childhood, Women News

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Readers Are Never Alone: A World Read Aloud Day Interview With Todd Parr

Pam Allyn | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Authors, Reading Aloud, Children's Books, Children, Writing, Books, Litworld, Childhood, Todd Parr, World Read Aloud Day, Reading, Pam Allyn, Impact News

On World Read Aloud Day, I honor the many authors who write for children, for their tender care of the precious lives and understandings of children. Of their fears, hopes and dreams. Of using language to say, beloved child, you are never alone.

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What's the Rush?

Charissa Newkirk | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Adolescence, Childhood, Financial Responsibility, Teen News

Most of the time, teenagers fail to realize how relaxing being young is when compared with the responsibilities of the real world.

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The Last Days of Northside: A Personal Essay

Pandora Boxx | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Family Move, Second Grade Memories, Childhood, Childhood Memories, Family Move Memories, Gay Voices News

The day we moved was warm and sunny. I got to go to school for half the day, mainly to see my friends one last time. Everyone in the class had made me going-away cards out of construction paper, glitter, and noodles.

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Making Sense of School Shootings

John W. Whitehead | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Columbine, School Shooting, Media, Childhood, Zero Tolerance, Chardon High School Shooting, Ohio, Chardon High School, School Shootings, Education News

Our young people are members of a lost generation -- raised in a world where life has little to no value, the almighty dollar takes precedence and values are taught by primetime sitcoms and Saturday morning cartoons.

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My Fake Family Tree

Monica Medina | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Latinos, Latino, Education, Heritage, El Fujitivo, Hispanic Heritage, Identity, Childhood, The Fugitive, Family, Latino Voices News

My teacher was forcing me to reveal that my father's name was Enrique and my relatives had names like Teotiste, Cesar, Josefina, Juan and so on. I wasn't ready to display my Venezuelan roots to the world.

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