They depend on adults to keep the world intact until they themselves become adults. Children learn from adults. They learn facts and figures in the classroom. They learn attitudes and values in the home, school, church, and community. They learn ways of acting and reacting from those responsible for their care.
Children teach adults.
They teach adults about love, forgiveness and creation. They teach adults about growing and improving and becoming. They teach adults about sharing, giving, and receiving. Children are a gift from God. They have not been haphazardly formed or birthed.