DD has asked for one for her 9th birthday. I would not even be considering it but she does have a hobby that takes her out of the house three or four times a week and she wants to be able to phone/text me when she is out. She is well supervised so it is not really necessary but she also wants the games apps although does not have a lot of time to play them.
Round here most of her friends have phones and I have heard of children of 6/7 having Iphones. She would not be getting one of those. I was thinking of a basic smartphone so she can take photos etc but have no idea which one and I am worried about safety on the internet and extra data charges. If we put on £10 a month she would need to understand that once it has been used up there is no more credit until the next month. She has offered to pay £5 a month out of her pocket money and is a sensible girl for her age.
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At what age do your DCs have mobile phones?
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emlu67 · 23/03/2013 21:39
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