The Kids' parents left them on the Enterprise while they went on "sabbatical"? WTF?
"Yes darling. Let's go on a year-long vacation away from our scientific pursuits. It's all gotten so boring. What should we do with the children, you ask? Let's leave them in the daycare on the starship. The counselor and the android will take care of them."
"Splendid idea, darling. Let's GO." #AllStarTrek