9-year-old Alice tells Maia what she likes about opinion writing, why she looks forward to having kids when she’s older, why skincare seems to be a “6th grade thing” for her sister this year, and more.

12-year-old Eli tells Maia why he’s not looking forward to paying taxes when he’s older, how he won’t be scared to try new things in the future, why he likes talking to adults more than kids, and more.

8-and-a-half-year-old Nora tells Maia what’s great about having a kid’s imagination, the pros and cons of being the youngest in her family, how she resolves conflicts with friends, and more.

10-year-old Seth tells Maia what he means when he says that everything around us is basically chemistry, what experiments he’s looking forward to doing when he grows up, what’s exciting about being double digits, and more.

3-year-old Olivia tells Maia about her favorite activities to do with her “babe," how her dad is going to have a long beard but doesn’t have to do anything to make it grow, how she might have some of her preschool friends as kids when she’s an adult, and more.

7-year-old Noah tells Maia why people like to call him the mayor of his town, why he has a lot of time before he has to think about what he wants to do when he grows up, tells some funny jokes he made up, and more.

8-year-old Avery tells Maia about how he likes liminal spaces and little comfy spots too, how people don’t have to be a boy or a girl, how he’s been making music since he was a baby, and more.

4-year-old Lilah tells Maia about her plan to live right next to her parents and baby brother when she’s older, how she once tricked her mom into thinking she was allergic to something she wasn’t, the reason she doesn’t want to have kids when she’s an adult, and more.

8-year-old Ada tells Maia about the protest she led about saving the earth, why she’s okay with losing, what she likes about people following the rules, and more.

6-year-old Charlie tells Maia about his budding interest in top hats, his two theories for how he got interested in chemistry, what being a true friend means, and more.