According to a recent study by the charity Personal Finance Education Group, the average child gets a mobile phone when they’re 8-years-old.
To look at the stat differently, 35% of 8-year-olds have a mobile phone (obviously this stat is not applicable to the entire world, as we see in this heartbreakingly adorable shot).
So is this finding crazy?
I don’t know. I’m not a parent with an 8-year-old, so I don’t see what’s the norm at grade schools. But with the falling price of mobile phones/plans (especially if you add a line for emergencies only), it seems like a no-brainer. The peace of mind I’d get knowing that my child can call 911 from anywhere in the world would far outweigh a couple extra bucks a month to toss them some minutes. But what do you think? [Telegraph]
nuge
Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 3:01 PM“that my child can call 911 from anywhere in the world would”
your child certainly could call 911 from anywhere in the world, but they may not get thru to who they’re expecting if they’re outside the USA….
Mike
Friday, May 8, 2009 at 11:35 AMaren’t 911 calls free on public phones anyway?
I think the whole concept of giving an 8 year old the responsibility of a mobile phone is ridiculous! Why aren’t kids allowed to be kids anymore?