The question of when children should receive their first smartphone is a topic of debate among parents, educators, and psychologists. And given Millennials have been teased about raising “iPad kids,” it’s easy to imagine tweens today with a smartphone in hand. In a Reddit thread with 6.7M members on r/Parenting, one viral question asks, “At what age did your kid get their first cell phone?” and the answers vary from as early as 8-years-old to as old as 14-years-old. During most Millennials’ single digit years having a phone was incredibly rare, but parents of Gen Z debated if middle school was too young, and now Gen Alpha’s parents are grappling with whether elementary school is. To find out exactly what age today’s youngest consumers are getting their first phones, YPulse’s Tween Study asks 8-12-year-old tweens directly, “what kind of tech devices do you own?” and you might be surprised at the number who say they own a smartphone: YPulse’s Tween Study shows 65% of tweens (8-12-years-old) currently have a...
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