Raising kids and a second chance at learning about and caring about the world

I watched the kids movie Grow the other day and it made me contemplate how many parents have told me that raising kids gave them

-a revival of childlike curiosity and awe towards the world and its creatures

and

-a renewal of that little kid sense of right and wrong that tells you you need to help suffering people and animals when you see them.

I know kids don’t always have this effect on their parents but I wonder what kind of impact having less little ones around will have on society by losing this feedback loop.

One easy example is that bringing home homework often leads to the whole family updating their knowledge—I remember informing my dad that iceberg lettuce had very little nutritional value after learning it in health class!