Children notice what adults miss, study finds: While adults focus their attention, children see everything. Children are extremely curious and they tend to explore everything, which means their attention is spread out, even when they're asked to focus

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Children notice what adults miss, study finds: While adults focus their attention, children see everything. Children are extremely curious and they tend to explore everything, which means their attention is spread out, even when they're asked to focus