Question 🙋🏽 ♀ : what age do you allow your kids to have a cell phone?

When they can pay for the bill themselves. Only Mr. 16 (he’ll be 17 next week) has a cell phone.

When they won’t lose it and actually need it. I got my daughter one at 12.

My daughter will be 11 in January and she wants a cell phone for Christmas and I feel she is old enough now to have one so I’m getting it.

I personally think it depends on the kid and how many other kids you have. Like in my sisters situation (she has 5 kids. A set of twins in there.) She has some kids who do sports so if shes not with them they have phones to let her know where they are and what they are doing. So like 8 and 9.

I got my first phone in 6th grade.

My son is 9 and has had one since he was 8.

Only because I share custody and that’s my direct line to him and him to me.

@ksmommyx3 I did the same. She enjoys it here and there but it's mostly for her being able to reach me when she's at her friends or I'm picking her up from practice etc. She knows what things she has to take care of or do to keep it..so as long as she's responsible I'm good with it.

I'll get a flip phone for them once they reaches middle school.

I was 15 when i got my first phone. And my mom never agreed to it. My dad got it for me without her knowing cuz i was going through some shit at her house and he wanted to be able to reach me. I am going to start my kids with firefly cell phones when they are 6 only because i want them to be able to reach me directly if there is an emergency. And firefly phones are made for kids. They only hold a couple phone numbers and the parent has to program them in. My neice has one and it only has a few buttons on it. Two for speed dialing, one to answer, one to hang up, two arrow buttons and a select button. I just worry that they will need me for something and I want to be reachable at all times. They won't be getting smart phones untill they are at least 13 and social media will still be a no go.

I got my first phone at age 13/14

I will as soon as she stays at home alone since we do not have a land line. Her maturity will determine when that will happen!

My kids are just now starting to ask; but they are getting phones until they have their driver's license, until then, we will have 1 extra moblie phone at home, in the case one of them has a sporting event to attend or is going out and about without our supervision or what our current t situation is, which is when we allow DD to stay home alone while we make quick trips to the store.

Middle school with screen time restrictions

I was in high school when I got my first phone. A freshmen.

My mom didn't let me have one until I paid for it myself. I think I was like 15. I babysat and just went with the cheapest prepaid which at the time was verizon 20$ unlimited call and text 😂.

With Aubrey she has a "phone" but she can only use it on WiFi and at home. She has kids messenger on it so that she can video chat her aunt's and cousins back in KY. And her papaw as well.

My 6 year old daughter has one of my old phones just to play games. And she can call her aunt on it thru snap chat. It's just for fun, not communication, and she hardly ever uses it. I would not at that age get her an actual cell phone with a plan.

My 9 year old son has the watch. I can call/text and track him. He can only call and receive calls from my approved list and I have access to everything on his watch thru an app on my phone.

My daughter is 14 with no phone, there is definitely no reason she should have one

My oldest is 15 and I still won’t there’s no reason for a kid to have full range of the sick ass internet.... imo find something else to do if she wants one get a job 💯🤷🏼‍♀️ not paying a extra bill for ppl who can’t wipe their ass right

When they won’t lose it and actually need it. I got my daughter one at 12.

😬 well I bought my daughter a phone when she was 6 when she started kindergarten 🤷🏻‍♀️I pick her up and drop her off put still!!! You never know what could happen and I need to know where my babies are ALL the time. Now my son just started kindergarten this year and since we’re at home no phone. But I think even if he was in school I wouldn’t get him one yet he’s not ready for that yet lol he’ll be the type to call the cops all day everyday 😒😂

I didn’t get my first phone until I was 13 and even then it was a pay as you go phone I had to pay for. It’s going to be a good long while before we get our daughter a phone.

I say when they have a job or start driving.

Probably when they are old enough to be responsible.

When they can pay for the bill themselves. Only Mr. 16 (he’ll be 17 next week) has a cell phone.

My kids are addicted to electronics lol. My oldest got a phone from her mom last year. This girl would not let the phone go. We went for a walk and I had to take the phone away. She threw a fit the whole time we walked. My middle kid its the tablet. So far the youngest isn't as bad yet. I am telling them maybe at 13 years old with the phones.

My boys are 9 and 10 and don't have one yet. I said around 12-13.

My son is 9 and wants one but I’ve told him not until 13-14.

My husband and I will consider at 12 MAYBE before then depending if I'm working outside of the home again by then

We aren’t giving our son a phone until we dabble in leaving him home alone. Not quite yet, much to his dismay! He talks to his friends on messenger kids on his iPad, so there is no need here yet.

Definitely not at 6 years old. I would say at 8 or 10 but monitored of course.