
Originally Posted by
ayki
how would you distinguish the two?
kay i think there's a very thin line separating those two characteristics..
If I get easily frustrated because I don't get what I want, I am childish. Well-adjusted adults can delay gratification.
If I still look at the world with joy and wonder, I am childlike. Most adults are jaded.
so we can say that childish characteristics refer to the negative aspects of being a child, whereas childlike characteristics refer to the positive ones. two sides of the same coin.