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Parents of lemmy, at what age did/would you give a smartphone to your kids ? (lemm.ee)

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[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Our first daughter had a old smart phone at about 8 (she has just turned 9). It doesn't have data turned on, so is more or less a dumb phone unless she is at home. I don't think her little sister could care less about getting one.

I think that it's good for her to have one as it means she can contact us if she goes up the road to her friends or park/shop.

She doesn't have it for at school or general day to day life - so it may not be the best example