Mobile phone at aged 9?

emsywoo123 wrote: »

DD is the only one in her year with an iPhone, so that's not always true........

My daughter was the only one with an Iphone too. I usually find that once the novelty of a new phone has worn off, the phone gets forgotten.

She's had a phone from an early age due to our separation, it was her Daddy who bought the phone so she could contact him each evening, she's always called him to say goodnight.

Personally i don't see the problem with kids having phones as we haven't had any problems, never lost one or broken one or had one stolen. It might change when she goes to high school in September. She doesn't flash the phone about, nor do any of her friends, it's usually in the bottom of her school bag somewhere and we have to ring it to see where it is.

samwich1979 wrote: »

Jeez! I didnt get my first mobile phone until i was 19 years old and yes it may have been a few years ago now (im 33) i certainly didnt need one before then, although i do see why a teenager would have one these days.

It just beggars belief why people feel the need to give their very young children mobile phones when they clearly dont need one.
My son certainly wont be getting one until he is in secondary school and has to go out alone.

What the hell is an 8 year old going to do with an iphone? SERIOUSLY!?

Make calls, listen to music, play games maybe ? Same as you would.

How old is your son ? My daughter isn't at secondary school, but still goes alone to her friends house nearby, always with her phone. It depends on the child, not how old they are.

meer53 wrote: »

My daughter was the only one with an Iphone too. I usually find that once the novelty of a new phone has worn off, the phone gets forgotten.

She's had a phone from an early age due to our separation, it was her Daddy who bought the phone so she could contact him each evening, she's always called him to say goodnight.

Personally i don't see the problem with kids having phones as we haven't had any problems, never lost one or broken one or had one stolen. It might change when she goes to high school in September. She doesn't flash the phone about, nor do any of her friends, it's usually in the bottom of her school bag somewhere and we have to ring it to see where it is.

Why waste serious money on a phone which is just going to sit in the bottom of a school bag??

Buy a cheap £10-20 phone with a cheap PAYG sim if all they are using it for is an odd phone call or text.

I think it must be a status thing for the parents to say "ooooh look my child is only 8 and has an iphone how good are we"

19lottie82 wrote: »

Personally I think that is mental, but your choice.

Are you not worried it will get stolen?

No, I don't. Nice mental comment BTW.

meer53 wrote: »

Make calls, listen to music, play games maybe ? Same as you would.

How old is your son ? My daughter isn't at secondary school, but still goes alone to her friends house nearby, always with her phone. It depends on the child, not how old they are.

My son is only 1 but i know already i wont be spending out that sort of money on such a young child for something they dont need.

I went to friends houses etc at primary school age and although mobile phones didnt exist then i certainly wouldnt have been bought one OR needed one.

I agree with whoever said people are mental for buying iphones for children at this age.