![]() ![]() From the Mouths of Babes is the Sub-Trope where the child only says troubling unchildlike things. The Fake Cutie may also be prone to this, but not all the time. ![]() The Creepy Child, the Enfant Terrible, and the Evil Orphan draw much of their force from this. Other times, the kid is trying an "adult" behavior for the first time, which may sometimes have disastrous consequences. Sometimes the kid is shown engaging in such behavior as though it's normal for them, and this can be used to show that the child has had a harsh upbringing. ![]() In fiction, there are two ways this tends to occur. Yes, many adults get upset when a 15-year-old drinks beer, but when a 10-year-old does it, outrage turns to concern and worry. What we don't expect kids to do is to drink alcohol, smoke, have sex, use drugs, hitchhike, commit violent crimes, or do other things we only associate with adults and older teenagers. That means worrying about kid things and doing kid things, such as playing outside, watching TV, going fishing, or whatever it is that kids do locally. Kids should be kids, at least that's how the saying goes. ![]()
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