Put another way, children, teenagers, and young adults may have more novel perceptions than they will later in life, but their ability to discern which novel perceptions are useful or salient, and which are just ephemeral and fun, is not fully developed. Turn a six-year-old loose at Disneyland to see how that works; meanwhile Mom and Dad are looking at the Disneyland map, calculating the most efficient trek through the park, and judging what rides and theme areas are most likely to interest their kids.
