A new report shows that the average age kids are getting smartphones is just ten years old.
Influence Central’s report into Kids & Tech shows that an average child gets their first smartphone is now 10.3 years. Apparently half parents give their kids tablets to shut them up inthe car and 45 per cent give them a smartphone to play with.
More than 64 percent of kids have access to the internet via their own laptop or tablet, compared to just 42 percent in 2012
About 39 percent of kids get a social media account at 11.4 years. 11per cent got a social media account when they were younger than 10.
Additionally, some of Influence Central’s research paints a picture of parents who are relaxing a little bit about their kids’ access to the internet which is enabled by so many devices.
While 85 percent accessed the Internet from a room shared with the family in 2012, that number dropped to 76 per cent today, and 24 percent now have “private” access from their bedrooms.
