Children in today's society seem to be distracted, inactive and at risk due to modern technology and social networks. Technology can be an addition to a child's daily life, but it can also be a barrier to quality of work, health, safety and education. Childhood obesity, problems in education, and childhood sexual abuse continue to increase, and part of the problem may be due to the technology we all enjoy so much. In the United States, technology has grown rapidly and will continue to grow into our next generation. While this can be a benefit in many ways, it can cause serious problems for children and young people. Parents today allow children to have devices such as cell phones to keep them informed of their whereabouts and for safety purposes. Parents don't always take the dangers into consideration. According to Myers, online predators are becoming more dangerous (42.) Mainly due to ease of access such as chat, email, text messaging and multimedia networks. Sexual abuse without physical contact has become more frequent (Mohler-Kuo, et. al. “Child Sexual Abuse Revisited: A Population-Based Cross Section Study Among Swill Adolescents,” J. Adolescents Health (October 2013). The authors of sex offenders have rigged the system in their favor to attack children and young people through technology. Children are trusted and do not know who they are communicating with or who they are providing personal information to. In addition to email and chat, they are extremely vulnerable to use apps and cell phone maps to identify your home address and current location. Social networks require personal information for anyone who joins their networks, which is therefore easily accessible to the public and predators. .. middle of paper ......more parents can control the use of devices in their hands Do not allow children to bring devices to school Limit the use of electronic devices during school days to reduce rush in carrying out tasks and duties. In past generations families and children grew up to old age without the use of technology, this should not be such an impossible task for today's and tomorrow's generations. In today's society, technology is a must and can be a great addition to one's life if used in moderation and responsibly. Children need guidance and authority when using technology. With proper control, problems will be less likely to occur. Like it or not, technology is growing and will become more advanced and used on a daily basis. But it will only become what is permitted. Parents can control technology in their homes and their children. It is an action that only parents can do.