diff --git a/src/green.rs b/src/green.rs
index ba04e61..57b3e98 100644
--- a/src/green.rs
+++ b/src/green.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 mod builder;
 mod element;
 mod interner;
+mod iter;
 mod node;
 mod token;
 
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@ use self::element::{GreenElement, PackedGreenElement};
 pub use self::{
     builder::{Checkpoint, GreenNodeBuilder, NodeCache},
     interner::TokenInterner,
-    node::{Children, GreenNode},
+    iter::GreenNodeChildren,
+    node::GreenNode,
     token::GreenToken,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/green/iter.rs b/src/green/iter.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca78c8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/green/iter.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+//! Green tree iterators.
+
+use std::{iter::FusedIterator, slice};
+
+use super::{element::PackedGreenElement, GreenElementRef};
+
+/// An iterator over a [`GreenNode`](crate::GreenNode)'s children.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct GreenNodeChildren<'a> {
+    pub(super) inner: slice::Iter<'a, PackedGreenElement>,
+}
+
+// NB: forward everything stable that iter::Slice specializes as of Rust 1.39.0
+impl ExactSizeIterator for GreenNodeChildren<'_> {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.inner.len()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Iterator for GreenNodeChildren<'a> {
+    type Item = GreenElementRef<'a>;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<GreenElementRef<'a>> {
+        self.inner.next().map(PackedGreenElement::as_ref)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
+        self.inner.size_hint()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn count(self) -> usize
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.inner.count()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn nth(&mut self, n: usize) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        self.inner.nth(n).map(PackedGreenElement::as_ref)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn last(mut self) -> Option<Self::Item>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.next_back()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn fold<Acc, Fold>(self, init: Acc, mut f: Fold) -> Acc
+    where
+        Fold: FnMut(Acc, Self::Item) -> Acc,
+    {
+        let mut accum = init;
+        for x in self {
+            accum = f(accum, x);
+        }
+        accum
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> DoubleEndedIterator for GreenNodeChildren<'a> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        self.inner.next_back().map(PackedGreenElement::as_ref)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn nth_back(&mut self, n: usize) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        self.inner.nth_back(n).map(PackedGreenElement::as_ref)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn rfold<Acc, Fold>(mut self, init: Acc, mut f: Fold) -> Acc
+    where
+        Fold: FnMut(Acc, Self::Item) -> Acc,
+    {
+        let mut accum = init;
+        while let Some(x) = self.next_back() {
+            accum = f(accum, x);
+        }
+        accum
+    }
+}
+
+impl FusedIterator for GreenNodeChildren<'_> {}
diff --git a/src/green/node.rs b/src/green/node.rs
index 6f0a1c6..6eb119e 100644
--- a/src/green/node.rs
+++ b/src/green/node.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 use std::{
     hash::{Hash, Hasher},
-    iter::FusedIterator,
     slice,
 };
 
 use fxhash::FxHasher32;
 
 use crate::{
-    green::{GreenElement, GreenElementRef, PackedGreenElement, SyntaxKind},
+    green::{iter::GreenNodeChildren, GreenElement, PackedGreenElement, SyntaxKind},
     TextSize,
 };
 use triomphe::{Arc, HeaderWithLength, ThinArc};
@@ -135,8 +134,8 @@ impl GreenNode {
 
     /// Iterator over all children of this node.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn children(&self) -> Children<'_> {
-        Children {
+    pub fn children(&self) -> GreenNodeChildren<'_> {
+        GreenNodeChildren {
             inner: self.data.slice.iter(),
         }
     }
@@ -156,90 +155,3 @@ impl PartialEq for GreenNode {
 }
 
 impl Eq for GreenNode {}
-
-/// An iterator over a [`GreenNode`]'s children.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct Children<'a> {
-    inner: slice::Iter<'a, PackedGreenElement>,
-}
-
-// NB: forward everything stable that iter::Slice specializes as of Rust 1.39.0
-impl ExactSizeIterator for Children<'_> {
-    #[inline(always)]
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.inner.len()
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a> Iterator for Children<'a> {
-    type Item = GreenElementRef<'a>;
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<GreenElementRef<'a>> {
-        self.inner.next().map(PackedGreenElement::as_ref)
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
-        self.inner.size_hint()
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn count(self) -> usize
-    where
-        Self: Sized,
-    {
-        self.inner.count()
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn nth(&mut self, n: usize) -> Option<Self::Item> {
-        self.inner.nth(n).map(PackedGreenElement::as_ref)
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn last(mut self) -> Option<Self::Item>
-    where
-        Self: Sized,
-    {
-        self.next_back()
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn fold<Acc, Fold>(self, init: Acc, mut f: Fold) -> Acc
-    where
-        Fold: FnMut(Acc, Self::Item) -> Acc,
-    {
-        let mut accum = init;
-        for x in self {
-            accum = f(accum, x);
-        }
-        accum
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a> DoubleEndedIterator for Children<'a> {
-    #[inline]
-    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
-        self.inner.next_back().map(PackedGreenElement::as_ref)
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn nth_back(&mut self, n: usize) -> Option<Self::Item> {
-        self.inner.nth_back(n).map(PackedGreenElement::as_ref)
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn rfold<Acc, Fold>(mut self, init: Acc, mut f: Fold) -> Acc
-    where
-        Fold: FnMut(Acc, Self::Item) -> Acc,
-    {
-        let mut accum = init;
-        while let Some(x) = self.next_back() {
-            accum = f(accum, x);
-        }
-        accum
-    }
-}
-
-impl FusedIterator for Children<'_> {}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 775fcd0..2af1005 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pub use text_size::{TextLen, TextRange, TextSize};
 #[doc(inline)]
 pub use crate::syntax::*;
 pub use crate::{
-    green::{Checkpoint, Children, GreenNode, GreenNodeBuilder, GreenToken, NodeCache, SyntaxKind},
+    green::{Checkpoint, GreenNode, GreenNodeBuilder, GreenNodeChildren, GreenToken, NodeCache, SyntaxKind},
     utility_types::{Direction, NodeOrToken, TokenAtOffset, WalkEvent},
 };
 pub use triomphe::Arc;
diff --git a/src/syntax/node.rs b/src/syntax/node.rs
index 922c65f..247c402 100644
--- a/src/syntax/node.rs
+++ b/src/syntax/node.rs
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ where
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 struct Iter<'n> {
-    green:  Children<'n>,
+    green:  GreenNodeChildren<'n>,
     offset: TextSize,
     index:  usize,
 }
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ struct Iter<'n> {
 impl<'n> Iter<'n> {
     fn new<L: Language, D>(parent: &'n SyntaxNode<L, D>) -> Self {
         let offset = parent.text_range().start();
-        let green: Children<'_> = parent.green().children();
+        let green: GreenNodeChildren<'_> = parent.green().children();
         Iter {
             green,
             offset,