Should young kids have smartphones? These parents in Europe linked arms and said no
Parents rallying to ban smartphones from young children have a long way to go to change what's considered "normal." By the time they're 12, most children have smartphones, statistics from all three countries show. In Spain, a quarter of children have a cellphone by age 10, and almost half by 11. At 12, this share rises to 75%. British media regulator Ofcom said 55% of kids in the UK owned a smartphone between ages 8 and 11, with the figure rising to 97% at age 12.
