Children Own Their Own Mobile Phone Aged 7 - and Browse Internet at 5

Children today browse the internet as early as age 5.
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Over two thirds (68 per cent) or parents said they think children should not have their own phones until they are nine at the youngest, with nearly a third (29 per cent) saying 12 is a more appropriate age.

Children own their first mobile phone aged seven – and browse internet at five
by Adam Barnett, inews.co.uk, 29 July 2016

Children now own their first mobile phone by age seven, according to research that shows how confident children are with new technology.

The survey of 1,500 parents by Opinium found that on average, UK children had a phone by age seven, an iPad by age eight, and a smart phone by age ten.

Most children can use a television aged just four years old – before they can tie their own shoelaces, swim without help or ride a bicycle without stabilizers.

They browse the internet as early as age five, on average seven years earlier than their parents.

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