What age should children be given a mobile phone?

Mother_of_Many

Very odd that anyone would justify allowing their child to have a phone ‘because they need it for school’.

Society buys into the lie that schools are bringing up our children….no! 

I’m the parent. They don’t have phones. If they ‘need’ google to complete work in class, perhaps the teachers aren’t teaching??

On the other hand, the growing number of families homeschooling are still oddly judged!

As a parent of young children who won’t be having phones, and as someone who is doing teacher training, I find it astounding that parents would try to blame schools for their own poor choices- like the school made you sign the phone contract!

It’s a shame Kier won’t crack on with banning them to be honest. Schools that have banned phones have better results.


Early phone access is linked to poor mental health…no two ways about it!

marcia_

Mother_of_Many said:

Very odd that anyone would justify allowing their child to have a phone ‘because they need it for school’.

Society buys into the lie that schools are bringing up our children….no! 

I’m the parent. They don’t have phones. If they ‘need’ google to complete work in class, perhaps the teachers aren’t teaching??

On the other hand, the growing number of families homeschooling are still oddly judged!

As a parent of young children who won’t be having phones, and as someone who is doing teacher training, I find it astounding that parents would try to blame schools for their own poor choices- like the school made you sign the phone contract!

It’s a shame Kier won’t crack on with banning them to be honest. Schools that have banned phones have better results.


Early phone access is linked to poor mental health…no two ways about it!

 You are hysterical have you actually done a placement yet? In a school that sends and receives all messages to pupil and parent including homework, that again must be submitted via the app? The apps only work in phones and/or tablets 🙄

oldernonethewiser

marcia_ said:

Mother_of_Many said:

Very odd that anyone would justify allowing their child to have a phone ‘because they need it for school’.

Society buys into the lie that schools are bringing up our children….no! 

I’m the parent. They don’t have phones. If they ‘need’ google to complete work in class, perhaps the teachers aren’t teaching??

On the other hand, the growing number of families homeschooling are still oddly judged!

As a parent of young children who won’t be having phones, and as someone who is doing teacher training, I find it astounding that parents would try to blame schools for their own poor choices- like the school made you sign the phone contract!

It’s a shame Kier won’t crack on with banning them to be honest. Schools that have banned phones have better results.


Early phone access is linked to poor mental health…no two ways about it!

 You are hysterical have you actually done a placement yet? In a school that sends and receives all messages to pupil and parent including homework, that again must be submitted via the app? The apps only work in phones and/or tablets 🙄

Does they school provide phones/devices for those without them?

marcia_

oldernonethewiser said:

marcia_ said:

Mother_of_Many said:

Very odd that anyone would justify allowing their child to have a phone ‘because they need it for school’.

Society buys into the lie that schools are bringing up our children….no! 

I’m the parent. They don’t have phones. If they ‘need’ google to complete work in class, perhaps the teachers aren’t teaching??

On the other hand, the growing number of families homeschooling are still oddly judged!

As a parent of young children who won’t be having phones, and as someone who is doing teacher training, I find it astounding that parents would try to blame schools for their own poor choices- like the school made you sign the phone contract!

It’s a shame Kier won’t crack on with banning them to be honest. Schools that have banned phones have better results.


Early phone access is linked to poor mental health…no two ways about it!

 You are hysterical have you actually done a placement yet? In a school that sends and receives all messages to pupil and parent including homework, that again must be submitted via the app? The apps only work in phones and/or tablets 🙄

Does they school provide phones/devices for those without them?

 Yup my nieces were given tablets and laptops 

vacheron

oldernonethewiser said:

marcia_ said:

Mother_of_Many said:

Very odd that anyone would justify allowing their child to have a phone ‘because they need it for school’.

Society buys into the lie that schools are bringing up our children….no! 

I’m the parent. They don’t have phones. If they ‘need’ google to complete work in class, perhaps the teachers aren’t teaching??

On the other hand, the growing number of families homeschooling are still oddly judged!

As a parent of young children who won’t be having phones, and as someone who is doing teacher training, I find it astounding that parents would try to blame schools for their own poor choices- like the school made you sign the phone contract!

It’s a shame Kier won’t crack on with banning them to be honest. Schools that have banned phones have better results.


Early phone access is linked to poor mental health…no two ways about it!

 You are hysterical have you actually done a placement yet? In a school that sends and receives all messages to pupil and parent including homework, that again must be submitted via the app? The apps only work in phones and/or tablets 🙄

Does they school provide phones/devices for those without them?

At my sons primary school a couple of years ago, due to this issue of kids not having their own devices, parents were given the opportunity to purchase an iPad (of indeterminate specification) via this "great" scheme they had arranged whereby you buy the iPad over a number of installments, however the school had total administrative control over it, including the right to add / remove apps, and even completely wipe the device. They therefore recommended that children did not store any important or sentimental data on it. 

The benefit of this was the cost.... only slightly more than buying your own iPad direct from Apple at full RRP, which you would fully own, and have complete control over.

Suffice to say, uptake on this "amazing opportunity" was not exactly overwhelming! 

oldernonethewiser

marcia_ said:

oldernonethewiser said:

marcia_ said:

Mother_of_Many said:

Very odd that anyone would justify allowing their child to have a phone ‘because they need it for school’.

Society buys into the lie that schools are bringing up our children….no! 

I’m the parent. They don’t have phones. If they ‘need’ google to complete work in class, perhaps the teachers aren’t teaching??

On the other hand, the growing number of families homeschooling are still oddly judged!

As a parent of young children who won’t be having phones, and as someone who is doing teacher training, I find it astounding that parents would try to blame schools for their own poor choices- like the school made you sign the phone contract!

It’s a shame Kier won’t crack on with banning them to be honest. Schools that have banned phones have better results.


Early phone access is linked to poor mental health…no two ways about it!

 You are hysterical have you actually done a placement yet? In a school that sends and receives all messages to pupil and parent including homework, that again must be submitted via the app? The apps only work in phones and/or tablets 🙄

Does they school provide phones/devices for those without them?

 Yup my nieces were given tablets and laptops 

Interestingly piece in a local paper about how many iPads, which were handed out to pupils, have not been returned to the schools.  Naughty pupils will not get to go to their "Prom" or get a leavers hoodie apparently.

Ectophile

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marcia_

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Bob2000

Smart phone about 15 basic dumb phone 10 depends on the child.

vacheron

Bob2000 said:

Smart phone about 15 basic dumb phone 10 depends on the child.

My son is 12 and almost every single one and all of his friends and classmates have some kind of smartphone.
He got his at 11, but many were carrying them since they were about 8! 

His was (and still is) restricted by parental controls on times, durations, app limits, and age limits. But many aren't as the parents seem to be unaware that such things exist (or just don't care).

His schools policy on phones is good though: Switched off completely from entering the gates to leaving, including breaks and lunchtimes. 👍