My oldest got a phone entering Jr. High School. He was participating in sports after school and we needed a way to communicate. My 11 year old got a phone last year for medical reasons. He's diabetic and it serves as his continuous glucose monitor, so he's allowed to have it in class with him. Also allows us to monitor him remotely. He's reasonably responsible with it.
Tell you what - when your kids have a phone, it gives you serious leverage when they get in trouble. Grounding them from their phone or being able to shut down their data? Serves as a pretty good deterrent.
Tell you what - when your kids have a phone, it gives you serious leverage when they get in trouble. Grounding them from their phone or being able to shut down their data? Serves as a pretty good deterrent.