Between laptops, smart phones and iPods, America's youth is more connected today than any other generation.  However, experts worry they lack the ability to really connect.

According to Maribeth Kuzmeski, author of The Engaging Child, today's teens can barely carry on the most basic conversation, and they often have trouble articulating what they want or need.

"So the only way we learn  our communication skills is by doing it, and we're not doing it," Kuzmeski said. "[Teenagers are] communicating; they're more social than they've ever been before. But they're not necessarily having that face to face conversation. And the only way we learn it is by practicing."

In order to get today's youth to start talking and become more personable, Kuzmeski said that parents should force their kids to engage with others.  In her book, Kuzmeski listed some strategies for getting kids off the computer and into conversation.