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Austrian girl sues her parents for sharing embarrassing childhood photos online
Fp Archives • 9 years agoA 18-year-old Austrian girl has sued her parents for allegedly posting pictures, including embarrassing and intimate images from her childhood, on Facebook without her consent, media reported.
TMNT review: A terribly made film that will also destroy your childhood
Mihir • 11 years agoTMNT is produced by Michael Bay, who has a stellar track record of murdering films that informed our childhoods.
Growing up in #FreeIndia: A Twitter love story
Fp Staff • 11 years agoOn the eve of our 68th Independence day, we asked everyone (and ourselves) a simple question: Name three things that define growing up in #FreeIndia. Here are the responses.
Seen women wearing bikinis since childhood, nothing wrong with them: Parrikar
Fp Staff • 11 years agoParrikar told CNN-IBN, "There is no indecency about bikinis. I have been seeing bikinis in Goa since my childhood. But it should be limited to swimming."
Address your kid's emotions to ward off childhood obesity
Fp Archives • 11 years agoDoes you mom often punish you or dismiss your emotions instead of being sensitive to your distress and teach you how to handle those feelings? You may run a higher chance of obesity.
Review: Gaiman's 'Ocean at the End of the lane' is both magical and real
Ayeshea Perera • 12 years agoSet in the idyllic setting of the British countryside, Gaiman paints a hauntingly beautiful picture of childhood, made all the more perfect for his having included all the bumps and bruises.
Many small kids lack outdoor time with parents: study
Fp Archives • 13 years agoRoughly half of preschoolers don't spend time playing outside with a parent each day, despite the fact that outdoor play has been tied to a host of benefits for young children, including avoiding childhood obesity, a recent U.S. survey found.
Where's my rod: Why beating kids never goes out of fashion
Kavitha • 13 years agoThere’s a lot of nonsense talked about how modern day parents are too soft on their kids. But the reality is that many – if not most -- parents think beating is an effective way to discipline children, whether at home or at school.
Teacher's murder by student sends shockwaves in Chennai
Pramod • 13 years agoThe macabre incident of a 15-year school boy stabbing his teacher to death in one of the oldest schools in Chennai has sent shockwaves among teachers, parents and students.
Poser from Norway: Do Indians make bad parents?
Jagannathan • 13 years agoWe have some of the worst-behaved and overindulged kids in the world. Is it because the core institution - marriage - is not working any more?