It’s a question parents have debated for over a decade: At what age should their kids be allowed to have their own cell phones?
The reality is that most kids have mobile cellular devices well before high school.
John Breyault, vice president of public policy, telecommunications and fraud at the National Consumers League, commissioned a study in 2012 that found nearly 60 percent of parents said they offered cell phones to their children at ages 10 or 11. Since then, that average age has gotten even younger, and the prevalence of cell phones among teens and pre-teens has nearly doubled, said Shawn DuBravac, chief economist and senior director of research at the Consumer Electronics Association.
“Today about 80 percent of teens between 12 and 17 own a cell phone, and about half of those own a smart phone,” said DuBravac. “That’s about twice the rate from just two years ago.”
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