They don't have a care in the world

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Hello

Can the expression "not a single care in the world" be used in the context of learning language?

Is this sentence correct? How about the register?

Children don’t have a single care in the world. They have free minds. That is not the case with adults whose minds are preoccupied with many responsibilities. So, children have less difficulty learning a new language.
 
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I would say don't have a care in the world.
 

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Do you want to refer only to the adults whose minds are preoccupied with their many responsibilities or do you think there should be a comma after "adults"?
 

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Do you want to refer only to the adults whose minds are preoccupied with their many responsibilities or do you think there should be a comma after "adults"?

Subtle point. I need the comma.
 

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It's biology. Humans are hard-wired to learn a language from birth to six. After that it becomes more difficult.
 
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