I’ve seen this with my kids though, most of the time a simple bullet-point list of instructions, warnings, or guidelines is in one ear out the other. My oldest, who’s 15, can sometimes follow a more than two point list of verbal instructions. (I exaggerate somewhat)

But if I take the time to wrap it into a story, they get it, and retain it. And this isn’t necessarily great life lessons or whatever, just things like don’t walk on the edge where you could fall, remember to pick up the garbage sorts of things.