you're welcome, iumonito. i think you are 'getting' schumann. playing a lot of a composer (even so called 'easy' pieces) can give a lot of insight into what made them play in a certain way. schumann was very poetic. nothing was in completely 'straight' time, imo. that is why he is hard to play. even the soldier's march or whatever - is not just straight march - but bump bump bump bump bump bump -- as though the marching guy is left right left right left right. it makes some music much more interesting (when there is a lot of repetition) to do something slightly asymmetrical or different. the key word being slightly. the staccatos can give an impression (on the ends) of the march step having a wide space inbetween. (or a hunting horn call).
also, i don't take staccatos literally as though every single staccato must be alike. some can be accented - and more like marcatos. this gives a sort of 'follow' the syllable accents in words. if you read the poetry of schumann and the things he wrote in his musical 'journal' - you feel a sense of 'letting go' and as you say - being like a child. seeing things from a child's perspective. schumann was like a good photographer and could capture the essence of something simple. mostly followed words, though. the sound of the spoken word.
Topic: Schumann: Consolidated Album for the Young (1-18)