How can I start an essay about my childhood without starting with the same sentence…?

Don’t start with “My childhood…..”

Start with,

“Growing up for me was….”

“As I look back at being a kid…..”

“Being a kid was…..”

“When I was younger….”

something along those lines. Hope this helps

You should always use the first few sentences as a way to grasp the attention of the reader. Try setting up a funny moment in your life instead and then a few sentences later you could say: “this was how my childhood used to be, funny and adventureous”…even if you tell a sad moment or a simple moment, as long as you create the detail for your reader it will be more interesting and your reader will appreciate that.

Pick a high point as your lead and in two or three sentences “sell” that idea to your reader. Then you can back up to develop the idea “My childhood was. . .” You don’t necessarily have to go back to your very first recollections. Click on the high points first, then if applicable hit low points such as moving away from friends to a new location, moments of a loss as in the death of a pet (or someone you really looked up to). Depending on targeted length of the essay, use your space wisely. It is good if your essay gives the reader cause to reflect of his or her life’s story.

Start it with a sentence that will “grab” the reader and make them want to continue reading. How about, “She/he was an excitable child. Most days, mom and dad had no idea what to do with him/her?

I think I would like to know what comes next!

Begin with a story that describes your childhood.

you can began to write this

Childhood is the period in life of any individual….

You could always use the popular “once upon a time”, or a variation…