We love to teach our kids and feel like they couldn’t do anything without our knowledge and guidance. However, being completely honest our kids are learning more about tech at a younger age every year.
It doesn’t take long for us to have to get help from out kids when it comes to IT. In fact, according to a new poll our kids become our tech support at age 12.
A poll of 2,000 parents conducted by swnsdigital.com revealed that 47% of all parents with kids under 18 said their children are better with tech than they are. That means it could happen earlier or later, but the average is 12-years-old.
One in seven parents said their kids have even outwitted them before, and disabled things like parental controls on social media. We also don’t know a lot of the slang they use online. Two-thirds of parents said their kids have used a word or term they’d never heard of.
The vast majority of parents are not even sure what their kids’ favorite apps and websites are. Only 28% said they know what Discord is, and just 11% had heard of the popular social media app BeReal.
How old was your child when they became the IT Department for your household?
By: Buck Stevens
