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Kids with Cell Phones, How Young is Too Young?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the how-often-are-they-on-their-own dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CNet is reporting that the average age of a child receiving their first cell phone is continuing to drop. A report carried out last year showed that the average age of a child's first cell phone was just eight years old and is expected to drop closer to 5 years of age this year. The author raises the obligatory medical questions that have been argued about in adults for years. Just how young is too young for a cell phone?

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  1. FINALLY, The question by hurfy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    42 is the answer ;p

  2. MaYre by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  3. Re:preprogrammed phones for kids? by Dr+Tall · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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