Really struggling with tech for 7 year old

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Dd doesn’t have any tech-no tablet, phone etc. We’ve managed to get away without it until now, but now two of her friends have phones 🙄 and she wants to ask santa for a phone, I’ve told her that he won’t bring one as 7 is too young..way too young
We allow Dd to play games on our phones occasionally, under our supervision, but she’s asking more and more.
Do I have to give in and get her a safe tablet with just a few games on? Is that better than using our phones to play games?
I’d rather she didn’t have any, but it’s getting harder and harder to say no.

What tech do you have for your child (if any) and what age are they? What would I be best doing? What rules do you have/how often can they use them?

This sounds absolutely fine to me. iPads aren’t the devil - there is no harm in kids using them in moderation providing the content is age appropriate and balanced with other non-screen based activities. My DD aged 10 has an iPad which she uses largely to watch Netflix and play games like Toca Boca. It doesn’t stop her enjoying other activities - she still reads, plays with toys, does drawing and crafts etc. The odd time-limited tablet session won’t turn your child into an addict.

Yes sounds fine