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Babies of 2014: Questions from crib to college

Here is a list of select questions that babies born in 2014 will ask their parents as they grow up, courtesy of the Beloit College Mindset Lists.

8. Light switches

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This undated photo shows a Lutron dimmer that works with dimmable CFLs, dimmable LEDs, halogens and incandescents, offering significant energy savings throughout the home.

  • By Lane Brown

"When you were a kid and the lights did not go on automatically when you came into a room, how did you find the little switch in the dark?"

The good news is this: as motion sensing technology improves, we can expect a few less fingerprints on the walls. Whether or not babies born in 2014 will be able to operate old-fashioned light switches in a 1960s historic home is anybody's guess, but hopefully the task will remain as natural as ... flipping a switch. 

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