I always thought, as a kid, that placing my knights on e2 and d2 is a good idea. I guess I was wrong.
It's not necesarilly bad. Earlier today at the Denker tournament in Tampa, I watched a 2300 player do exactly that. He used a King's Indian Attack setup, which often has a knight on d2. But what was new to me was that he placed his other knight on the e2 square instead on the usual f3 square. So whether is is good or not of course depends on the specifics of the position. There are guidlines in chess, but these guidelines are somewhat flexible, which allows creativity.
Kids aren't always right, you know.