My three children all believed they were skillful drivers and would never have an accident. I knew that within a month or two behind the wheel each of them would have one. I knew this from statistics and from an appreciation of the skill required for driving that isn't gained from watching. You know what happened. People voluntarily seek out higher values to give their lives new meaning, and which become general influences on their behavior.
Children tend to have a very narrow focus.
They tend to be ego-centric. They want what they want, and from others they want to know that someone is going to provide a roof over their heads. They take that as a given. Of course to some extent give love. As children they think as children.