two other brothers we always were up to something my childhood fear was getting in trouble with my parents we were pretty good kids but every now and then it would be the three of us up to something naughty technology is the biggest factors causing change to childhood these days once we based our lives around a tv show being on a certain time today we can catch up to that programme in our own time technology is no longer a novelty its a reality that we need in our lives to complete studies or work it is sad to see children consistently using technology rather than communicating and learning verbally be it with family or friends brett lee former australian cricketer i feared meeting new people as a kid i have many happy memories of childhood ranging from being part of a gang in school and having sleep overs and lovely picnics to sitting in the wings and watching amma perform to family holidays my worst fear as a child was to have to go to a new place or meet new people alone i was super shy and clung behind my mother today children dont do kid things they do adult things dress like mini adults speak like them yes technology is great but most middle and upper class kids do nothing else and the poor kids need to work so childhood seems to have disintegrated mallika sarabhai classical dancer i still remember visiting amusement parks with my family the memory that still stays fresh in my mind was visiting amusement parks with my family the water rides were always a stand out for me mgm was our favourite place to visit during the weekends heights i was always afraid of heights as a kid till date turbulence on flights scare me yes i think it has back then kids would love to go out and engage in sports and other outdoor activities but today kids are so consumed with the various gadgets available dipika pallikal squash player i fancied learning swimming from the tender age of five i fancied learning swimming in the river betawa which flowed near my home once i almost drowned in it but my brothers friend was prompt to rescue me but only after a couple of days i jumped again in the river trying to correct my swimming strokes one of my best memories of childhood i was the youngest among four brothers and one sister and i remember being quite frightened each time i broke open the electronics such as clock and radio in my silly curiosity to experiment and to know how it worked till 1989 the notion of child rights was not accepted or endorsed until the adoption of the united nations convention of the rights of child crc now at least in principle childhood does not mean being ignorant or insignificant freedom to enjoy ones childhood is now respected and protected as human rights