A new survey finds most children get their first cell phone when they are just 6 years old.

The survey, conducted by www.vouchercloud.net, asked 2,290 American parents who at least one one child what kind of everyday technology items they’d purchased for their children, and what age those children received those devices. The survey, detailed by Child Guide Magazine, found most children get their first cell phone by the age of six.

So why are parents getting their kids a cell phone so early in their childhood? The largest majority of parents, 31-percent, said they purchased a cell phone for their child for “security reasons, so my child could always contact me.” Another 25-percent said their child’s cell phone was to help them keep in touch with friends and family while another 20% said their child’s cell phone helped their kid “keep up with friends at school.” Read more…