diff --git a/loader/include/Geode/cocos/base_nodes/CCNode.h b/loader/include/Geode/cocos/base_nodes/CCNode.h
index d2059079..d5255c55 100644
--- a/loader/include/Geode/cocos/base_nodes/CCNode.h
+++ b/loader/include/Geode/cocos/base_nodes/CCNode.h
@@ -1125,6 +1125,11 @@ public:
     GEODE_DLL geode::EventListenerProtocol* getEventListener(std::string const& id);
     GEODE_DLL size_t getEventListenerCount();
 
+    /**
+     * Get nth child that is a given type. Checks bounds.
+     * @returns Child at index cast to the given type,
+     * or nullptr if index exceeds bounds
+     */
     template <class T = CCNode>
     T* getChildByType(int index) {
         size_t indexCounter = 0;
diff --git a/loader/include/Geode/utils/cocos.hpp b/loader/include/Geode/utils/cocos.hpp
index 0c16818b..5d517a6d 100644
--- a/loader/include/Geode/utils/cocos.hpp
+++ b/loader/include/Geode/utils/cocos.hpp
@@ -620,7 +620,9 @@ namespace geode::cocos {
      * @returns Child at index cast to the given type,
      * or nullptr if index exceeds bounds
      */
+
     template <class Type = cocos2d::CCNode>
+    [[deprecated("Use CCNode::getChildByType instead")]]
     static Type* getChildOfType(cocos2d::CCNode* node, int index) {
         return node->getChildByType<Type>(index);
     }