re: What age should a child be handed a cell phone?

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I keep seeing kids younger and younger with phones. My wife and I agreed that our kids won't have their first phone until they are 16 and have their own job to pay for it. I think phones are a bad idea for kids.

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Why do parents hate the idea of being able to easily keep in touch with their kids?

I got my first cell phone at age 12 right before a week long summer camp.