Seeing as this thread is about software, I think the point might be that kids know they can't really break software, so they're more willing to experiment.

Informing my mom that she should just try stuff out on her Mac b/c she isn't going to break stuff was huge to help her get over her fear that she's going to click a wrong button and break something on a very expensive device.

[This doesn't address the issue of malware, of course, which is (in a sense) "breaking" your security by clicking a link]