Shouldn't we say "children" instead of "kids"?

Young people grow up to be adults eventually turning into old goats. I think the term 'kid' is forward thinking at its best.

Every language has slang terms. Aren't there any in your language? If you don't like "kids", you can say "children". We will all understand you.

That is my pet hate, I reserve the term kids for the baby goats.

Would like to see some more arguments from you on this subject.

Never having had 'kids' I don't care one way or another.

Well i guess things are as we make them to be,nowadays kids is common

I think many new words become part of English language and that is why English is the most common language for communication across the world. Any word which is understandable could be used be it kid or children or colts.

English is my foreign language for me. So what I said may not be correct, it is my opinion only. I think kids and children mean the same. But kids is more like a spoken English and children looks to be much more formal.

@Cristi_Ichim,I don't think there's any difference between a kid and a child.It's your child what you call them.

Since the term kid is so widely used and has been for as long as I can remember (and I am not a spring chicken) it would be acceptable. Throughout history, words have been adopted because of its continual use and become part of the language and are then included in the dictionaries. Many words in most language originate in this way. According to dictionary.com kid is an informal term for a child or young person, therefore making it correct and appropriate to use.