ell phones. Smartphones. Computers. Today's generation lives and breathes technology. Your child's toys are likely to even be electronic in nature, such as computer games to teach letters and numbers. The older generation of America grew up in a time when handwritten letters meant something and texting was a foreign word. Grandparents are usually going to be upset if your children are texting at the dinner table or checking their Smartphone email during a movie or family reunion. This is seen as disrespectful to others in the room. Older Americans do not understand the social networking phenomenon and many are disturbed by the lack of privacy with which the younger generation lives. Privacy seems to no longer have significant meaning for today's children and even adults.