When did you guys give your kids their first phone?
My 11yo is asking constantly. He's in 6th grade and apparently like 70% of his class has one already. We're in Portland and I feel like we're being weird about it, but I'm genuinely not sure when the right age is. He's responsible with his iPad for homework but that feels different somehow. What age did you pull the trigger?
We gave our 11yo one last year (6th grade too). The peer pressure thing is real. We set it up with screen time limits and he can't have it past 8pm on school nights. First month he tested every boundary but honestly it's been fine. The 70% stat is probably accurate in most areas.