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Ruth Peters, a child psychologist in Clearwater, Fla., said most children were not ready for their own phones until age 11 to 14, when they were in middle school.
The average age that children receive their first cell phone is 11.5 years. One study even showed that 10% of 5-year-olds have a cell phone. In 2013, the number of U.S. adults that owned a cell phone exceeded 90% for the first time ever, according to the Pew Research Center. Men were more likely to own a cell phone at 93% vs. women at 88%.