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KidsCell_Retrevo.jpgIf you've ever seen a child with his or her own cell phone and wondered, "What age are kids getting their own phones nowadays?," then here's the answer. Retrevo.com had an independent panel survey 1,000 people online to ask what they thought was appropriate.

Of the respondents, 28 percent thought a child should have his or her first cell phone between ages 9 and 12, 5 percent though kids under 9 should, and a big 61 percent think parents should wait until the child is 13 or over.

As for computers, 31 percent of respondents thought kids should have their first computer by age 9, 35 percent thought between ages 9 and 12, 30 percent between 13 and 18, and 4 percent only after the child turns 18.

To get the whole story, check out this Retrevo blog post.

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