Age for a kid to have cell phone

bearpanther
Mon, 16 May 2016 12:55:16 +0000

RE: classes using texts/smart phones to communicate–this is starting in middle school now. My 7th grader has at least 4 teachers who use something called Remind to communicate homework assignments, upcoming tests and quizzes, etc.

Luckily there was an option to use either text or email, so I was able to sign him up using my email (he has one, but never uses it, just like the flip phone) to keep him in the loop. Still, it seems like there is an assumption now that any kid over 10 will have a smart phone and be able to participate—all the more interesting to me as I live in a pretty rural area which is very economically diverse. While my son makes it seems like he is last kid in his grade without an iPhone, I somehow doubt very much that is the case.