When did everyone's kids get phones???
My 10yo keeps asking why he's the only one without a phone. I'm pretty sure he's not but according to him literally every kid in his grade has one. My gut says he's too young but the "everyone else has one" argument is... really hard to argue against. When did you guys bite the bullet? What age felt right? We're in a decent neighborhood and he's pretty responsible but I'm still nervous about the social media stuff.
Gut check usually wins on this stuff. 10 is genuinely young. The fact that your gut says no matters - you know your kid better than the "everyone" metric ever will.