Your inner child is one of the most precious things to keep. As older we get as more do we tend to hide it. I wrote some little post about a a few weeks ago

https://steemit.com/photography/@maxinpower/release-the-hidden-child-in-you-the-reward-will-be-priceless-mal-wieder-das-kind-im-manne-rauslassen-es-gibt-nichts-wertvolleres

And you are right, children should decide their own pace, life is already fast enough so we should push them any faster