Read more childhood stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23563/childhood.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:57:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70564/parents-lie-to-kids-all-the-time-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParents lie to their children, even while telling them that lying is wrong, so often it surprised researchers, a new study reveals. Presented with a list of seven hypothetical lies—such as “the police will come if you don't stop crying now” or “you did a good job at cleaning...http://www.newser.com/story/70564/parents-lie-to-kids-all-the-time-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 14:19:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68650/true-compass-kennedys-life-in-modest-terms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn True Compass, Ted Kennedy’s memoir, he writes with “searching candor” about the personal losses he endured, the mistakes he made, and the struggle to live up to his family reputation, writes Michiko Kakutani for the New York Times . The result is a powerful tribute to perseverance and the satisfaction...http://www.newser.com/story/68650/true-compass-kennedys-life-in-modest-terms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 14:25:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57458/prince-recalls-childhood-epilepsy-seizures.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPrince suffered from epilepsy as a child, the musician told Tavis Smiley on his PBS show last night. "I've never spoken about this before, but I was born epileptic, and I used to have seizures when I was young," Prince told Smiley. "My mother and father didn't know what to...http://www.newser.com/story/57458/prince-recalls-childhood-epilepsy-seizures.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Apr 2009 16:18:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57171/bill-gates-senior-bill-junior-was-a-brat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBill Gates stopped being a kid right about age 11, his father tells Wall Street Journal . And then he turned into a royal pain, at least for a while. In the most famous bit of family lore, Bill Gates Sr. says he had to chuck a glass of cold water...http://www.newser.com/story/57171/bill-gates-senior-bill-junior-was-a-brat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Apr 2009 10:24:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55499/male-suicide-tracked-to-childhood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSuicidal men are more likely to have had troubled childhoods than their female counterparts, Reuters reports. A new study found that 78% of male subjects who tried to kill themselves by age 24 had serious behavioral problems at age 8, whereas suicidal females usually developed emotional problems after puberty. The...http://www.newser.com/story/55499/male-suicide-tracked-to-childhood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 4:20:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40778/palins-old-pals-wonder-where-did-that-shy-girl-go.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThose close to Sarah Palin as she was growing up remember her as quiet and reserved—“almost a wallflower type,” said one friend, a far cry from the tough, outspoken campaigner she has become. “I don’t think Sarah ever wanted to lead,” notes a college buddy. But somewhere between high...http://www.newser.com/story/40778/palins-old-pals-wonder-where-did-that-shy-girl-go.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Oct 2008 9:51:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36760/tv-not-all-bad-for-kids-study-discovers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTV has long been blamed for social ills from childhood obesity to plunging SAT scores, but a pair of researchers say the "idiot box" could actually be doing kids some good, the Wall Street Journal reports. Examined test data from 1965 showed that children with more access to TV generally...http://www.newser.com/story/36760/tv-not-all-bad-for-kids-study-discovers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Sep 2008 6:23:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32502/docs-link-ulcer-drop-asthma-boom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA lack of ulcers may be driving the increased incidence of childhood asthma, Reuters reports. In a study of children infected with the H. pylori bacteria, which causes ulcers, those who had the infection were 59% less likely to have asthma than those who didn't. H. pylori infection has been...http://www.newser.com/story/32502/docs-link-ulcer-drop-asthma-boom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Jul 2008 16:55:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31865/first-kids-are-kids-first.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhether the Obama girls or the McCain brood move into the White House next, all eyes will be on the new presidential offspring. Saturday Night Live 's infamous dig at 13-year-old Chelsea Clinton and Jenna Bush's public underage drinking are reminders that nothing, from braces to boyfriends, escapes the spotlight....http://www.newser.com/story/31865/first-kids-are-kids-first.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Jul 2008 17:23:23 CDT