I was an only child. I've known only children. From this experience I do believe that the children should outnumber the parents.
If to live is to progress if you are lucky from foolishness to wisdom then...
It evolved from my experience in the fifties growing up during the McCarthy...
If we ever start communicating with living creatures from other planets the number one priority is how are you going to communicate information? Even between different cultures here on Earth you get into communication problems.