correct example: 「うちの子には子供らしく元気に育ってほしい。」

why is it not correct? 「うちの子には子供みたいに元気に育ってほしい。」

can't really understand why it can't be used in this sentence
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word-choice nuances
〜みたい / 〜らしい grammar difference
The reason is that:

「こども **らしい** 」 has a **positive** meaning of " **child-like** " and

「こども **みたい** 」 has a **negative** meaning of " **childish** ".

Thus, your second sentence:

> 「うちの子{こ}には子供{こども} **みたい** に元気{げんき}に育{そだ}ってほしい。」

practically makes no sense as it means:

> "I want my kid to grow up healthily in a childish way."

Your first sentnece:

> 「うちの子には子供 **らしく** 元気に育ってほしい。」

makes perfect sense as it means:

> "I want my kid to grow up healthily like a good kid (should)."
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