This is an ongoing conversation between my wife and I. Our oldest is only 11 so there hasn't been a strong felt need for him to have a phone (though he has asked multiple times). We just got him the basic Apple Watch (locked down with parental settings) this last Christmas so he can call us from sports practices or school as needed. I'm trying to forestall a mobile phone as long as possible, but my wife doesn't have the same level of concern I do.
Mobile phone isn’t the issue. It’s SMARTphone with full WWW. Just get a phone — calls and text.
This is an ongoing conversation between my wife and I. Our oldest is only 11 so there hasn't been a strong felt need for him to have a phone (though he has asked multiple times). We just got him the basic Apple Watch (locked down with parental settings) this last Christmas so he can call us from sports practices or school as needed. I'm trying to forestall a mobile phone as long as possible, but my wife doesn't have the same level of concern I do.