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What age should a child be handed a cell phone?

Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:00 pm
Posted by CatsGoneWild
Pigeon forge, Tennessee
Member since Jan 2008
14933 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:00 pm
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.
Posted by beerJeep
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2016
37845 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:01 pm to
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first phone until they are 16 and have their own job to pay for it. I think phones are a bad idea for kids


Poor kids.
Posted by Hogwarts
Arkansas, USA
Member since Sep 2015
18319 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:02 pm to
My daughter won't have one until she is 14 says the internet tough guy.
Posted by OWLFAN86
Erotic Novelist
Member since Jun 2004
195221 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:03 pm to
when they learn not to point it at people
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
66950 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:03 pm to
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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.

Check back in when your kids are 13 and every other kid already has a phone and let us know how your stance is holding up.
Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
87287 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:03 pm to
I hand my 3 yo my phone to talk to his grandparents and look at pictures.
Posted by goldennugget
NIL Ruined College Sports
Member since Jul 2013
26376 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:04 pm to
15

Its the age i got one
Posted by OWLFAN86
Erotic Novelist
Member since Jun 2004
195221 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:05 pm to
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15

Its the age i got one


quote:

goldennugget

ringing endorsement
Posted by goldennugget
NIL Ruined College Sports
Member since Jul 2013
26376 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:05 pm to
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Check back in when your kids are 13 and every other kid already has a phone and let us know how your stance is holding up.



Posted by OntarioTiger
Canada
Member since Nov 2007
2240 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:05 pm to
Grade 8 or so seems to work. And ya it's an old beater phone not an iPhone 7..
Posted by PSU2LSU
Oxford MS
Member since Apr 2011
3215 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:05 pm to
My 11 year old has one. We don't have a house phone and he gets off the bus and is alone for 30 minutes or so a day. So far he's been really responsible with his own iphone.
Posted by Esquire
Chiraq
Member since Apr 2014
14444 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:06 pm to
Nokia 12-16. Smart phone when they get a license.
Posted by TidenUP
Coden, AL
Member since Apr 2011
14672 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:06 pm to
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when they learn not to point it at people


Subtle
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:06 pm to
Whenever you're ready for her to send nudes to boys.
Posted by BhamDore
Nashville
Member since Aug 2009
6503 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:07 pm to
Kid needs a cellphone around 11 or 12. After school activities and summer league travels etc. 6th or 7th grade is the appropriate age. It doesn't have to be a 700.00 + device.
Posted by goldennugget
NIL Ruined College Sports
Member since Jul 2013
26376 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:07 pm to
Youngsters with expensive phones makes no sense to me

Go ahead and trust them with a $750 iPhone, good one
Posted by Breaux
Member since Nov 2005
4530 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:08 pm to
Let me know how that works out for you.

Both of my kids were given cell phones when their activities after school required me to rely on other people getting them home. I wanted to know where they were and if they were getting to the places they needed to go.

For my kids that was around 6th-7th grade.
Posted by Vino24
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Mar 2016
1596 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:08 pm to
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What age should a child be handed a cell phone?


It's not a question of age, it's a question of necessity
Posted by Woobie
Member since Jan 2017
3306 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:09 pm to
When they can buy alcohol.

Edit:

Legally.
This post was edited on 2/19/17 at 7:10 pm
Posted by Evil Little Thing
Member since Jul 2013
11600 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 7:10 pm to
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Whenever you're ready for her to send nudes to boys.


Pretty much :-/ it seems impossible to prevent, no matter how many times you warn them & use parental controls. They find a way.
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