Does your 7yo have a mobile phone? Would you let them?

[weightwatchingwaterwitch]

I was quite shocked to hear that 4 children in my friend's daughter's class (they're all 7) have mobile phones. Do your children have one and what age do you think it is reasonable to have one?

I would be honoured.

DS aged 9 has not got one and not in near future

DN has just got one aged 11

DN aged 15 was mugged for his and it was stolen off him on a saturday afternnon in shopping centre and it wasn't even a new one {it was old!!!!}

not seven but no way are either of them getting one when they are seven.. not sure when they will get one - perhaps when they get to high school or later. As Tinker said - offical studies have shown that it is not safe for young children to be talking on or using mobile phones due to the amount of electro-magnetic radiation emissions they give out can be very damaging to children esp those under 8 as their brains are still developing.

although can understand jj from safety point of view - why you would do that.