It's worth noting, IMO, that children having a good Focus isn't necessarily a contradiction - if anything, children would potentially have less problem 'accepting' a set of paradigms and belief, as they are in that age bracket where nature pretty much intends them to soak up information being taught to them.
*And* they have the uncanny ability to somehow put everything they pick up into some kind of worldview that makes sense. Possibly *only* to them, but the only thing a proper Focus requires *is* for it to make sense in the Mage's head. In that regard, I would sprinkle the Focus of a child-mage with a certain kind of dream-logic, where there are some pieces and things that would maybe make an adult blink a bit in confusion. As they get older, the Focus 'matures' a bit as well, but as long as the focus makes *sense* to the child, it...works.
*And* they have the uncanny ability to somehow put everything they pick up into some kind of worldview that makes sense. Possibly *only* to them, but the only thing a proper Focus requires *is* for it to make sense in the Mage's head. In that regard, I would sprinkle the Focus of a child-mage with a certain kind of dream-logic, where there are some pieces and things that would maybe make an adult blink a bit in confusion. As they get older, the Focus 'matures' a bit as well, but as long as the focus makes *sense* to the child, it...works.
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