Pig'sSaysAdios
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I remember even when I was nine some of my peers had phones, and I was like, "girl, you too young!" But, hold on, where was I going with this? Um, anyway...It would be interesting to see what the average minimum age is nowadays for a child to receive their first phone. A guy I know who's now in high school got his first cell when he was like around 7 years old back in 2009, but two things to note: he had restrictions of course due to age, and it wasn't a smartphone. He's got an iPhone now, but I would feel unsure about letting a young kid get one when they still need to get that life experience growing up, you know? Talking face-to-face is as old as ancient civilization, and it shouldn't be phased out by technology.
I do kinda worry about actual face to face interactions in the future. I could raise my kid to not be addicted to technology, but that doesn't stop all the other kids around him from being addicted to it.