Survey finds parents and guardians aged under 35 more likely to give devices to children at a younger age, as are those in Dublin and Leinster
The survey found first-born children received a mobile phone at around the age of nine, with subsequent children in the family getting one at progressively younger ages. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images
Parents and guardians aged under 35 were more likely to give mobile phones to their children at a younger age, as were those in Dublin and Leinster when compared to other parts of the country.‘The phone would ring and it would be Mike Scott from the Waterboys or Bono from U2.
While 71 per cent of parents believed their child could self-manage online activity, and 80 per cent think their child would share negative experiences, findings from a recent online safety report suggest otherwise. According to the CyberSafeKids Left To Their Own Devices report, published in September last, 77 per cent of eight- to 12-year-olds said their parents cannot see what they are doing online, and 55 per cent did not tell a parent when they encountered harmful content.
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