We have generation Y, generation X, and I think the next set of kids should be called Generation Smart Phone. I don't have a clue how to use a smart phone; I'll just be honest and up front about this. If you handed me one right now, I would know that you touch the screen to navigate- I've got that much figured out. But beyond that I would just be guessing about how to find things on that phone, and I would probably guess wrong about half the time.
Then there's my nephew. His fingers whiz across the smart phone screen like he's a thirty-something workaholic who never leaves home without it, even on vacations. He's jumping around between apps, showing us pictures and video, playing some angry birds like a pro. All of his finger tapping and sliding across the screen confuses me; it's so fast! And he's just smiling and saying excitedly, "Look at this!"
Well, kind of. He doesn't actually say, look at this, at least not in proper adult English. He's only two and he still speaks in his own language that everyone but his parents needs a translator to understand. He speaks gibberish. He still poops in a diaper, eats in a high chair, rides in a car seat. He still has a long way to go before he learns all the basics of life. But smartphones? That's easy! That's baby stuff!
