Age for a kid to have cell phone

sona7662
Sun, 15 May 2016 19:12:45 +0000

Like my parents told me when I bugged them for a phone in 4th grade: Who cares what other parents/kids are doing? What makes them right? There is no need for you to cave in to peer pressure. As the saying goes, would you jump off a bridge if everyone else does, too?

Babysitting has become such a bore for me nowadays, since kids are being treated to iPads and iPhones as young as 6-7 years old, and all they want to do is play games on them. I don’t even have to play with the kids; I just sit there and watch them watch their screens.

However, I do want to say that cell phones are important to have in middle and high school, as they are big factors for connecting with friends/for projects/checking emails/etc. I myself received my first phone (a smartphone) as a 13th birthday present before the start of my first day of middle school.

Overall, just do what YOU think would be best for your kids, but make sure they are mature and responsible enough to handle the burden that comes with a cell phone.