The problem with growing up is that we tend to forget about that fact that we were young, we forget that life is quite possibly the most exciting and fun-filled adventure – and too often, we let the magic of it pass us by while we focus on the serious job of being adults. 
For children, life is all about discovery. Every new experience is a story worth telling.  If you are willing to listen – really listen – you’ll be reminded of what you have lost:  the ability to see the world with fresh eyes.  Children have that enviable gift of wonder and the ability to find the magnificent in something as random as a dewdrop.
We as adults often make the mistake that our children don’t understand what we are saying or don’t understand what we mean.  I found this with my children, my son is 3 and my daughter is 5 and often I will have said something and thought they have no way of understanding and then I am completely blown away when they respond with total comprehension.
The same mistake is made when we as adults assume a child may be too young to hold a camera or to see through the view finder or LCD and to take a photo.  We often worry about our “stuff” yet we preach constantly about sharing.  I am not saying hand over your DSLR which you gave up one of your kidneys for, I am saying give them something they can begin with.  To begin seeing what our children see, give them a camera, allow them to capture what they see so you can start seeing life from a fresh perspective.
If I could give children cameras at a wedding I would do just that, I would then send them off to go and capture what they see.  We did that a few years ago at a family members wedding and where my photos were all posey and perfectly captured, the kids came back with some fantastic photos.  Right so not only was the angle different because let’s face it they are “little people” but they found the treasures we can’t find, also people smile and react to children in a completely different way, so the photos were genuinely candid.