[quote]3. Watch out for names, and replace them when you can. Adults respect and use names, but children have a fantastic range of filler words – mate, dude, man, etc, etc.[/quote] Many use nicknames. I know we did. Either nicknames or proper names. I ... actually never did go through the filler-word phase, unless you count sarcasm. 

[quote]5. Relate to others as they are. Adults might treat others as equals, but children just don't. Strangers don’t get the same treatment as family, and adults aren't the same as friends. Show this.[/quote]	Yes and no. Many children will gladly go forth and ask a total stranger something an adult would consider far too awkward. My own younger self found talking to older people very interesting, and the fact that the other was some almost random 20+ guy bothered me nil. Surprisingly many children I know (pre-school age) won't care whether the other is an adult. And asking your near-thirty "aunt" to build Lego machines with you or draw things with/for you (they'll want to draw the teeth themselves; they [i]always[/i] do) is perfectly OK. I'd rather say many children are simply more straightforward rather than assume the "social scenario official façade" and do what's polite. 

	I'll also add that if a child takes interest in something, they can have surprising amount of knowledge about it. My own "thing" was animals and plants. Many children like dinosaurs, or cars, or some cartoon phenomena. Don't be too surprised when a kindergarten-age child knows what an ankylosaurus is or can tell a Ferrari form Mercedes. 

	(Taking your younger self or your younger relatives and their friends as a basis may be a good place to start if you don't know otherwise...)