The avg. age for a person to use a mobile device is set to 10.3 years old. Now isn't that a mind-blowing fact? Years ago I wouldn't even think that this sort of thing would be possible but now they are so common that it became reality.

• The average age for a child getting their first smartphone is now 10.3 years
• Tablets have surged from 26% to 55% usage as kids’ device of choice during car rides. Smartphones trail at 45% (up from 39% in 2012).
• 64% of kids have access to the Internet via their own laptop or tablet, compared to just 42% in 2012
• 39% of kids get a social media account at 11.4 years. 11% got a social media account when they were younger than 10.
  
  

It is somewhat sad to me that my nostalgic memory of childhood—digging in the dirt, riding bikes or playing soccer, unattended, in the street—could be replaced by a portrait of kids who look just like their parents with their noses buried in a smartphone. At the same time, there is no denying that today’s kids are more capable than ever and are merely adapting to the tools available to them. To shun these tools also doesn’t make much sense.
What are your thoughts on the younger generation using smartphones? Does this take away their social lives and put them at risk? Would you let your child own his/her own smartphone? How old were you when you owned your first smartphone?

Source: TC

 

The avg. age for a person to use a mobile device is set to 10.3 years old. Now isn't that a mind-blowing fact? Years ago I wouldn't even think that this sort of thing would be possible but now they are so common that it became reality.

• The average age for a child getting their first smartphone is now 10.3 years
• Tablets have surged from 26% to 55% usage as kids’ device of choice during car rides. Smartphones trail at 45% (up from 39% in 2012).
• 64% of kids have access to the Internet via their own laptop or tablet, compared to just 42% in 2012
• 39% of kids get a social media account at 11.4 years. 11% got a social media account when they were younger than 10.
  
  

It is somewhat sad to me that my nostalgic memory of childhood—digging in the dirt, riding bikes or playing soccer, unattended, in the street—could be replaced by a portrait of kids who look just like their parents with their noses buried in a smartphone. At the same time, there is no denying that today’s kids are more capable than ever and are merely adapting to the tools available to them. To shun these tools also doesn’t make much sense.
What are your thoughts on the younger generation using smartphones? Does this take away their social lives and put them at risk? Would you let your child own his/her own smartphone? How old were you when you owned your first smartphone?

Source: TC