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

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What did they do before cellphones?

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That's a stupid argument.

What did people do before cars?
What did people do before modern medicine?
What did people do before the radio?
What did people do before the computer?

My child doesn't need a cell phone if he/she is always under my wing, but when the child starts getting old enough to stay away from home, he/she needs a cell phone.

You could ague whether or not they need the latest iPhone, but they need some way to easily contact you and you need some way to easily contact them.