Childhood

1. My mum used to read me a ..... story every day when I was tucked in my bed.
5. When I was a baby I slept in a ..... , not in a cot like most babies nowadays.
6. When I went to my new school I was a victim of ..... on the part of some older boys.
9. I ..... up in the village, not in the city.
10. Nowadays nappies are ..... . In the past mothers had to reuse them and wash them over and over again.
12. Some ..... games are very educational, children should be encouraged to play them.
14. She had sheltered ..... . Her parents were overprotective and fulfilled all her wishes.
16. This is a toy that keeps babies’ attention because it makes characteristic sounds.
17. Kate is my ...... from childhood. We used to spend hours playing with dolls and in the sandpit.

2. Mother gave her baby daughter a ..... to calm her down.
3. Her parents died when she was little and she went to an ..... run by nuns.
4. The child threw ..... when mother refused to buy him a new toy.
7. I had five ..... . I was the oldest one, so I had to help my mum a lot as a child.
8. When I was three I went to ..... . I still have some vague memories of the time.
11. Her mother was always absent, so he was practically ..... up by his grandparents.
13. Parents should teach their children some .....-how to behave well in social situations.
15. My favourite childhood play was hide and ..... .