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My son, who is 10, had a flip phone, and it started having issues, so I asked his dad over the weekend to get him another. I asked for him to get another flip phone, but he gave him an old smartphone he had. So my question is, is it appropriate for a 10 year old to have a smartphone?
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My son has an iPhone. I just have parental controls on it
My 10 year old son has a Troomi phone. They are cool because the whole thing is pretty restricted, so it’s nice to feel safe(r) with him having it. We had actually originally bought it for my (severely porn addicted) ex husband after D Day because of the restrictions on it. Of course (like ANYTHING these days), there ARE ways around it, and my son is highly gifted and talented (formally identified, I’m not just bragging 😆 It’s DEF a double edged sword!), so he of course figured those out in short order. 🤦🏻♀️ Thankfully he’s also a pretty honest kid and told me pretty quickly. Once we switched the music player on it, it’s been pretty good since then.
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We got our 12 year old a smart phone. Previously he had an old style phone however he never charged it so was a bit pointless. Obviously you will need to restrict his access on the internet and things he can access. My son’s phone is connected to my oh so every text, photo and video my oh can see.