Kids like to grow up.  They are told pretty much from birth “Look how big you are!”  So growing up is a good thing, they’ve been told.

But they also don’t want to grow up.  Things are constantly changing for them.  They grow like weeds.  They have to compensate all the time for their new height and new abilities.  Their favorite toys become “baby-fied”.  They hear “You’re told old for that” .
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