Word. Although I did think that the Mage Exiles did well with child!Cailet and teenage!Cailet and adult!Cailet, because they had a whole lot of other characters framing her development or pushing along the plot as key characters themselves, and it was never really about Cailet growing up so much as just Cailet growing.
And then there's following the children of the original main characters. I think that is always a mistake. Always. It's a rule. There are exceptions to prove the rule somewhere, I'm sure, but as far as I've seen it...always a mistake. The kids are annoying, watered-down, mixed-copies of their parents and lack all originality.
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And then there's following the children of the original main characters. I think that is always a mistake. Always. It's a rule. There are exceptions to prove the rule somewhere, I'm sure, but as far as I've seen it...always a mistake. The kids are annoying, watered-down, mixed-copies of their parents and lack all originality.