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Technology is advancing at such an incredible speed that it is hard to keep track of all its progress. This book reviews many technological developments that are impacting our world as adults and influencing on our children. In many respects, the computers, smartphones, and smart devices with texting capabilities, social media, and video apps on them have transformed our world and made it feel smaller, more controllable, and much easier to manage. In less than a few seconds, we can communicate with others down the street or across the world. It is brilliant! Or is it? I mean, the consequences of these experiences could hurt us mightily. Even as adults we are constantly barraged on our phone with robocalls or people trying to scam us for money. Some pictures and videos are edited to make us believe events happened that did not occur. If we can be mislead as adults, how can we not worry about our children? Children especially can be tricked into scams, cyber-bullying, and sharing explicit photos or sexting. Not to mention, gadgets can lead to addic­tion to the smart device, lack of concentration, and obesity. Parents are forced to make vital decisions for their children every day about which technology devices is age-appropriate and important for our children’s successful growth in the areas of motor skills, mental capacity, and social development.

This book is a framework to start a conversation about this imperative and fundamental topic; it is by no means a scientific study or definitive explanation of how parents, teachers, mentors, or friends should make decisions. Each child is unique, and each child has an individual cognitive and social learning growth process. Therefore, each child’s life takes a different and amazing jour­ney of its own.

One thing is for certain: these technological advances are here to stay, and they are only going to get more advanced. Our world is dependent and thrives on progress. These technological advances rely on and are shaped by artificial intelligence. Data science uses machine learning algorithms and transforms them into applications for images, videos, and audio content. It can recognize faces and decipher writing biases, sentiments, and feelings. These advances are propelling our world forward in ways we could not have imagined years ago. While it has become much easier to communicate with others around the world, it has disrupted a simpler life, when smart devices were not constantly at our sides with their its apps and notifications.