In today’s modern world of digital technology, everyone irrespective of age is becoming a smart phone user. Especially, the trend of using smart phones among children is increasing. So they face some psychological troubles and problems.
When to give smartphones to children is a big question that is still prevalent among parents today. Children usually have a tendency to be shy. And it is slightly more when it comes to phone usage.
In this case, parents should set a safe boundary for their children in this digital world. Children should first be taught how to access smartphones responsibly. Generally, children start using phones to enhance their educational needs. Some parents give mobile phones to their children with the intention of keeping in touch.
Although there are restrictions on monitoring children, all areas of the Internet can be accessed with an Internet-enabled phone. Some fraudsters create and use fake accounts on social networking sites. It starts with approaching everything without knowing it, accepting the friendship of strangers. Then it can go into dangerous problems like sexual problems, online extortion.
According to a report by Central Influence, the average age of childhood mobile phone users is 10.3 years. Apart from that, 50 percent of children under the age of 12 have accounts on social networking sites like Facebook and Instagram.
Ofcom, the communications regulator in the UK, notes that the majority of children start using smartphones by the age of 11. It also indicates that 44 percent of children there by their nine-year-old age and 91 percent by their 11-year-old age have their own smartphone.
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Similarly, in a study conducted in the United States, nearly 37 percent of children between the ages of 9 and 11 said they used a smartphone alone. It has been found that 80 percent of children between the ages of 9 and 16 in European countries use smartphones.
The right age limit for smartphone use by children has not yet been defined. Every child’s intelligence and reasoning ability is different. So, parents can give it to their children when they think they can handle the real world. It is often recommended that smartphones be given to children above eighth grade.
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