Etta Jenks has nothing new to say about this male-dominated business, which thrives on vulnerable wannabe actresses with unhappy childhoods.

Last Tuesday we commemorated a saint who lived during the childhoods of our oldest parishioners: St Silvanus the Athonite who reposed in 1938.

In a Washington Post interview, Jeff Kinney said that he wanted to portray "the ultimate childhood" in Diary of a Wimpy Kid and outline a tale that was meant for adults to appreciate in the process of looking back at their own childhoods.

Some collectors choose dolls that were meaningful during their childhoods.

Since many cookie jars are popular because they remind collectors of their childhoods the savvy collector will consider contemporary jars that will be memorable for the current generation.

However, some spend a very short time in a foster home, and others are there for their entire childhoods, "aging out" at 18 when they become legal adults.

Siblings of autistic children can have happy childhoods and thrive into adulthood.

It also exposes the stark reality of stolen childhoods and rocky relationships.

Kim and Kyle Richards spent a good portion of their childhoods working in Hollywood, but they experienced a resurgence in popularity as adults when they signed up to star in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.