Ok... I used to be the commissioner of a U6 soccer (football to fans of the other beautiful game) league. I had 1200 kids for 12 saturdays / year, managed volunteer coaches and 2 paid coaches, coordinated matches, whatever. We had fun playing football with the kids and it was an absolute hoot of a good time for the 3 years I was able to do it. My point in that little bit of info - I *love* kids. I have 5 of them.
So when here at Chess.com I find out I'm playing a kid, I pay much more attention to the game afterwards if I lose. This game was lost by me against a 9 year old who then went on to play (and destroy) my 9 year old son on his chess.com account. 8) It's really cool to see kids in our sport and to know that they can sometimes hold their own against us old folks. After being involved so much in kid's sports like I was, I have a soft spot for kids trying to succeed at something. I've seen lots of shy kids develop strong self confident personalities on the pitch, timid boys becoming appropriately aggressive, timid girls standing up to the competition, and stars being born from their desire to better themselves. Chess does the same thing for kids that choose to take advantage of the opportunity.
