Innocence long gone

You know when I was younger I could not wait to get older and everyone always told me they wish they could be a kid again, i remember saying not me I would never wish to be a kid again, now I kind of do. Things were so much simpler and less stressful. I did not know of the many evils in the world, I had no idea, now i feel it is my duty to protect those younger than me and always telling them to cherish childhood and to always think decisions through before making them because you will never be able to take a bad decision back. Attempting to do this also makes me sad because I know that they will think what I thought when I was there age and it seems to be a never ending cycle. I wish I knew what I could do to try and to help them not make the decisions I made and to cherish their childhood and to just have fun so that way when they are older they will not regret their past.