Kid's First Phone
Kid's First Phone
As kids head back to school and meet up with their peers parents often come home to the dreaded question "Can I have a phone?"
In today’s world, the question of when to purchase a child’s first phone certainly deserves attention. A wireless phone means growing independence, ease of logistics/scheduling, safety and security, but there are also concerns about cyber-bullying, inappropriate content and even out-of-control spending.
Now consider these statistics:
• The average age a child gets their first smartphone is 10.3 years old.
• 64 percent of kids already have internet access via personal tablets/laptops.
• 1 in 2 kids will have a social media account by age 12.
Sprint partnered with Katie Hurley, LCSW, psychotherapist and author of “The Happy Kid Handbook" to create a website Kid's First Phone to help parents make the right decision. Parents can take a quiz to determine an individual child’s readiness for a wireless phone, download and customize a wireless phone contract for themselves and their child, and read/experience third-party commentary on this topic.
