Children of God?

Yesterday very important people were in charge of the blog. It seems as if the truly very important people in our world are the children. Take a close look at the American family... many households are ruled by the children. The days of "seen but not heard" are certainly not apart of American family life. Generally speaking, many of us are afraid to not listen to our children. Afraid we will be responsible for their unhappiness. Did we all subscribe to the idea that our duty is to make life better for the children? If so, how do we make it better? Is it buying the newest and best toy? Is it by allowing children to dictate the mundane decisions of the day, like what's for dinner or where shall we watch on TV? Perhaps children should have a voice in everything we do. They seem to have learned very well the techniques of getting their way. The antics of children in the shopping environment are all too common, the "I want or else" mentality seems to have won over the weak at heart.
Were these the children of Jesus day? In Luke 18:15-18; "Then people began to bring babies to him so that he could put his hand on them. But when the disciples noticed it, they frowned on them. But Jesus called them to him, and said: "You must let little children come to me, and you must never prevent their coming. The kingdom of Heaven belongs to little children like these. I tell you, the man who will not accept the kingdom of God like a child will never get into it at all." How would Jesus react to a child who acted like children in stores who have been denied something? The children of Jesus' time seem to have had pure hearts and open minds required to faithfully accept the kingdom of God certainly not to demand it. Their hearts had not been hardened by the world. There was a simplicity to their understanding of love.
There's a popular saying, " It's so simple-even a child can do it" although nowadays it's "even a caveman can do it". The former illustration is what Jesus refers to as "accepting the kingdom of God like a child", we must simply believe and trust in Him as our Lord and Saviour and the Kingdom is ours. Could the comparison still be made today or are our children just too worldly for the likes of Jesus Christ? The disciples diminished the importance of children, what would the same scene be today?