Our DS is 11 soon and currently Year 6. We want to get him a phone for his birthday. I think quite a lot of kids get them when they go to secondary (I know not all do). We thought it might be better to get him one for his birthday as he is going to find the transition to secondary difficult anyway and I don't want lots of new things to make it seem even more of a big thing. For example he is also going to get a new rucksack for Christmas which he can take to secondary so that isn't something new either. He has saved up £100 and we will make up the rest.
I have only ever had a phone with a contract and I am really embarrassingly unaware about the options and what is best for a child.
I would really appreciate any advice on phones (very basic advice would be great!). Eg would a contract or pay as you go be best? An older iPhone or an alternative brand? What apps ar appropriate for an 11 year old and how to monitor them? Money is an issue for us. DS himself doesn't get regular pocket money but gets stickers for helping around the house and 8 stickers earns him £1 plus he gets birthday/Christmas money which he is starting to prefer rather than toys/things.
Thanks.
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Woodacorn · 24/10/2016 21:47
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