Childhood

3. Her mother was always absent, so he was practically ..... up by his grandparents.
5. Kate is my ...... from childhood. We used to spend hours playing with dolls and in the sandpit.
6. When I was a baby I slept in a ..... , not in a cot like most babies nowadays.
8. Nowadays nappies are ..... . In the past mothers had to reuse them and wash them over and over again.
9. Mother gave her baby daughter a ..... to calm her down.
11. This is a toy that keeps babies’ attention because it makes characteristic sounds.
14. When I was three I went to ..... . I still have some vague memories of the time.
15. When I went to my new school I was a victim of ..... on the part of some older boys.
17. My favourite childhood play was hide and ..... .

1. Her parents died when she was little and she went to an ..... run by nuns.
2. I had five ..... . I was the oldest one, so I had to help my mum a lot as a child.
4. Some ..... games are very educational, children should be encouraged to play them.
7. She had sheltered ..... . Her parents were overprotective and fulfilled all her wishes.
10. Parents should teach their children some .....-how to behave well in social situations.
12. The child threw ..... when mother refused to buy him a new toy.
13. My mum used to read me a ..... story every day when I was tucked in my bed.
16. I ..... up in the village, not in the city.