You could argue you are better because you know more. I'm still a software engineer and into fitness. After having kids I also had some experience with parenti

You could argue you are better because you know more. I'm still a software engineer and into fitness. After having kids I also had some experience with parenting. By observing kids development you can also understand and experience how people grow into the adults you see everyday and I definitely think I understand psychology more. Being a parent is also a great journey of self discovery. You'll learn how you react to stress, you'll realise things about your own childhood, you may uncover a series of problems you may have. As much as I loved to think of myself as someone thinking older than my age, I was definitely less mature before having kids.