The wisdom of Kabbalah explains that only the adjacent higher degree can correct, educate, teach, and tend to the degree below it.
Although the mother is at a higher degree than her children, she must shift to a lower degree, though still a little higher than the child’s, so she can promote the child little by little.
This is the way to advance that Nature has built for us. For this reason, it is best for the educators to be young and with a mentality and worldview that is as close as possible to the children with whom they need to work.