Worried about your kids getting too much screen time? Reading one article after another about the pitfalls of technology? Well, it's not all bad news. Parenting expert Alyson Schafer explains the upside to the iPad.
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11 Ways Technology Has Changed Since We Were Kids
Passing notes has gotten a little easier... but gone is the thrill of covert note delivery(01 of11)
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We've gone from the comfort of our cars... to the comfort of our pajamas(02 of11)
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Good thing you no longer have to lick your fingers before you flip the page...(03 of11)
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Road trips just aren't the same without getting lost or stopping to ask for directions...(04 of11)
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The world is at our fingertips... and we can bypass the mean librarian(05 of11)
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No more running to get into the picture before the timer goes off... behold, the "selfie stick"(06 of11)
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We love taking all our music with us everywhere... but we miss the joy of hitting the rewind button(07 of11)
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Sure, phone calls are more convenient... but now we walk around looking like we're talking to ourselves(08 of11)
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Gone are the days of looking through the classifieds...although you'll see some pretty strange stuff on Craigslist(09 of11)
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No, Abby couldn't help find the closest gas station... but Siri has her flaws too(10 of11)
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Who needs to send words when you can send selfies?(11 of11)
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