NOTE FROM TED: This talk only represents the speaker's personal views and understanding of technology, literacy, and child development, which warrants further investigation. Claims around parental screen time and crime rates lack scientific support and may be alienating to some viewers. We've flagged this talk because it falls outside the content guidelines TED gives TEDx organizers. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdfResearch is clear that ignoring our children for our devices delays their spoken language skills, which are foundational to reading and writing. If children grow up to have low literacy skills, they are vulnerable to incarceration. This talk, which contains an emotional personal story, shows how loving, talking to, and reading with our children daily boosts their chances of a brighter, more successful future where they can fulfill their potential and become happy, successful contributors to society. Celeste Roseberry-McKibbin received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University. She is a Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at California State University, Sacramento. Dr. Roseberry is also currently a part-time itinerant speech-language pathologist in San Juan Unified School District where she provides direct services to students ages 3-18. She has worked in educational and medical settings with a wide variety of clients ranging from preschoolers through geriatric patients. Dr. Roseberry’s primary research interests are in the areas of building early speech and language skills in babies and young children as well as service delivery to culturally and linguistically diverse children with communication disorders. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx