Beautiful! I would like to add that I find it sad when people adopt the ideal of "children should be seen and not heard" because it tells me that they have no memory of having ever been a child. I have a huge warehouse of memories of my childhood and some of the best ones involved conversations with adults who made me feel as though what I had to say was valuable, in fact it is largely responsible for the confident individual I am today.
I have this strong desire right now to get in touch with my aunt and let her know that the conversations we had were hugely beneficial to my life, that I am greatly appreciative of being spoken to as a peer instead of spoken down to.
Thank you for this lovely tribute to the beautifully brilliant smallish individuals that are called children ;)