Is childhood the most happy phase of life? Are kids the most happiest?

It may seem to be the most happiest time in our lives in comparison to the present. When we are kids we found happiness in the smallest of things and mostly in the love of family. It was unconditional. Kids too go through thier periods of unhappiness with respect to everry want of thiers not being satisfied. How many times i must have cried when i was a kid.

As we progress in life the responsibilities increase. Life becomes materialistic, everything does not come to us because we cry. Achieving things and struggles in life is what are focus seems to be on. Moments of happiness when there mean a lot but tend to last only for short intervals of time.

Yes Mimpi, this is grown up's point of view. When i was a child i thought i would be the happiest person when i grew up to become a pilot.

Happiness to a kid is so simple.I guess that is exactly the reason why it appears that childhood is the happiest phase of a person's life. They could find joy in very simple things. They could appreciate the beauty in almost anything. They don't have to make difficult decisions and they don't need to live life for others. I think that happiness can really be equated to having a childlike nature.

Thinking back I had happy times as well as sad times when I was a child. The difference was that I could enjoy the present moment so much more and rejoice in simple things. When I was happy I was very happy; I remember not being able to sleep from the excitement of looking forward to a birthday party or Christmas Day.

When I was sad, I was very sad because as a kid I did not have the skills to deal with emotional abuse.

Childhood should be the happiest time because life was a great big game then and there were no heavy responsibilities yet but unfortunately not all of us can look back at it as the happiest phase of our lives.

I think it's human nature to look back and remember only the happy times and look at our present life less favourably in comparison sometimes. As a kid when I did feel sad I would fantasize about being a grown up because I figured life would be really good then.

I think what it all comes down to is what you've already shared. As a child, we are generally free from the worries and woes that we face in our adult lives. Our level of personal responsibility is at a minimum, we are fed and clothed and relatively unjaded by the nuances of life that our Parents have to face daily. Then of course the realities of the world kick in the older we get and we become yet another cog in the machine of humanity! It's a shame that we lose a lot of the wonderment and innocence, but we have to in order to secure our place really. The saddest thing here is that many children in this world don't even get to experience the blissful ignorance aspect of childhood and are placed in situations that cause them to grow up way before their time.

I don't think so Mimpi, that childhood is the happier phase in our life. May be that we are not bogged with family problems and that's it.

Some days back i was exactly telling the same thing to my niece who is studying 5th standard, that " you have no problems, just to go to school and read,play, and sleep" And that your Mama (myself) has to go to office and a has a lot of tension..

Hardly i finished, she shot back...hmmm..what tension you have.. " You look at my Maths book.. the very size of it..look how big it is.. Will you enjoy studying after seeing this book?"

What i mean is she (my niece) has her own problems,and may not be enjoying child hood as we think.

A man does not feel satisfied at any stage, we always feel that the grass is greener on the other side. When we were a child, we would think that our younger years would be better, when we were unmarried, we thought that life would be bed of roses after marriage and so on an so forth. But happiness is just a state of mind, which can only be felt and realised in our heart and mind. When we get married and are burdened with responsibilities, we start having a feeling that we were happy as a child, because at that time we were free to do whatever we felt like and there was no burden on our shoulders. I believe that our phase, when we were child was the best one, when we were pampered and loved by our elders and were showered with all sorts of goodies. How sad! We cannot go back to that stage now. When we see our kids growing up, we feel in our heart of heart, how lucky they are as they are blissfully enjoying their childhood, without any worries.
An excellent Post!

It is said in general terms. But childhood is not the happiest for all. It is said as it is believed children are the pure and they are happier. But it is not true for all. Many have very sad childhood.

I don't know whether childhood is the happiest stage of life, but I think it is the most secure time. I can remember getting stressed out because I wanted to stay up later at night, wanted more money that I had and wanted to be answerable to nobody. And wanted to get out of going to school every day.. Yet come to think of it, I would love to go back there with the innocence and fascination I had with the world at the time. - Derek

I can say so by my personal experience. It sure was the care free phase of our life. What all we needed was great friends to play with, tops, marbles and stickers to collect and a regular supply of chocolates and snacks. There were no crosses to carry and no need to bleed internally trying to smile desperately to the world. We laughed when we were happy and cried when we were sad. We were able to show the right moods at least. No more masks for us then.
Childhood is the happiest phase of life in all aspects.

Yes. childhood is the most happiest part in our life.

We don't have any Ego,Responsibilities,duties.

We live every moment.

When u grow you get matured, understand ur duties, take the responsibilities,work for it,therby missing the fine momemts of life.

we sacrifice beautiful moments for some goals.

but neverthless childhood is beautiful,amazing. Its a real God's Gift.