A guide for parents from a family tech founder. By Russell York, Co-Founder & CEO at COSMO Technologies
These days, parents have a new dreaded question coming from kids. It’s only a matter of time
before you hear it:
"When can I get a cell phone?"
It's not surprising that kids start asking about phones (and being handed them) at earlier and
earlier ages. For most kids, screens from household TVs to tablets to family smartphones are
present from day one. And recent studies have shown that kids are getting phones at earlier
than ever:
According to Common Sense Media, “Tech use is aging down as young people get devices
earlier. A majority (53%) of kids have their own smartphone by the time they are 11, and 69%
have one at age 12.”