Tech-savvy Child Gifts

Kid selling his Dad's organs to a mafia boss on the internet

"String ... you mean it doesn't have a remote controller to operate it?"

'You'll have to drive me to school, Mom -- I forgot the school bus password.'

"My audio is okay, but my video is kind of sore"

"It's all on this flash drive. Colors, sizes. . ."

No Caption. (A bicyclist rides with a child in a child's seat. Child watches a screen attached to the back of the cyclist.)

'Mommy, they're making me turn in my phone!'

'You're grounded... not you, the drone.'

"Are we there yet? Are we there yet?..."

"Mom, I flunked cursive writing, but I know where to find the font."

"This isn't exactly what I had in mind when I told you to go outside and play."

"Her first word was 'paparazzi'. "

"It seems as if the people taking my software class are getting younger and younger."

'I've told you it's not the old pencil and paper battleships.'

A is for App...B is for Blogger...C is for Celebrity.

"They communicate through clicks and taps."

"I don't know what else we can do. He won't look up from the screen!"

Text Culture

"Why would I want to meet Santa? I can just go home and log onto his social media page from the comfort of my bed."

'Don't leave baby alone with this really cool tiny phone. It's a choking hazard.'

"I have a feeling he understands more than we think."

"I can't find my other boot. I need to be rebooted."

"We realize that kids start using technology at a younger age these days, so our strollers come with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS."

"It's so cute when the boss brings his son to work and pretends to let him help out!"

'I told you to invite a friend over.'

Tamagotchi paralysis.

"Could you repeat that word?"

"Swiping won't cut it sonny-boy, you have to physically walk to the next painting."

A child sitting on a swing - while playing with a hand-held electronic device or phone

The Digital Family

'Do I get to take an 'elfie' with Santa, too?'

'She posted her first blog today.'

'Shhh... It's babies app time.'

"Yes, you were born into the era of passwords and user-names. . . why do you ask, Mycat_2014?"

"I hate you! You don't understand me and you don't understand my software!"