Delusional little creatures...

Children are...

• full of ego, selfish, and likes to be praised. Above all, they like to have whatever they want.
• able to tell right from wrong, but if it conflicts with their desire to obtain something, they can easily and wilfully ignore these distinctions.
• not likely to want you to preach and sermonise to them. However, do so all the same, for they do listen to your words, whether they like it or not. One day when they are less selfish, perhaps they will heed your words.
• not likely to see far ahead and therefore to consider far-reaching consequences. Many will stupidly do silly things that they fully well know will earn them punishments just because they want to get some momentary rewards.
• best in wanting respect (they hate to realise that they are childish), but worst in giving it to others. They don't know they have to earn it, they just know they want it.
• able to prioritise things but have skewed criterias for ranking priorities.
• willing to engage in logical reasoning sometimes, but are all too ready to abandon it when it doesn't serve their purposes.
  

And yes, kids say the darnest things. And when they reach puberty, these things are often described in vulgar terms.