Should I give/have given my kid a smartphone? It’s one of the biggest questions we hear from parents today, “What age should I give my kids a smartphone?” Find out what the research reveals, and what you can do if your kids already have them!
True story of kid breaking into homes for WiFi password: https://www.ozy.com/presidential-daily-brief/pdb-88315?utm_source=pdb&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=07272018&variable=88d23c246a2e7a2ebf0e701d71abc39b#article88355
Spike in teen anxiety, depression and suicide: https://thesource4parents.com/parenting-help/3-ingredients-catalyzing-the-spike-in-teen-depression/
Silicon Valley parents not letting their own kids have devices: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/style/phones-children-silicon-valley.html
Average age of phone ownership 10.3 years old: https://techcrunch.com/2016/05/19/the-average-age-for-a-child-getting-their-first-smartphone-is-now-10-3-years/
New Common Sense Media report revealing 89% of teenagers have smartphone: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/social-media-social-life-2018
New Pew Research report revealing 95% of teens have access to smartphones: http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/05/31/teens-social-media-technology-2018/
COPPA: https://searchcrm.techtarget.com/definition/COPPA
Jim Steyer, president of Common Sense Media, what age?: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/21/technology/personaltech/whats-the-right-age-to-give-a-child-a-smartphone.html
Bill Gates, what age? https://www.inc.com/melanie-curtin/bill-gates-says-this-is-the-safest-age-to-give-a-child-a-smartphone.html
