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What age should children have a mobile phone?

22 October 2024

It's half term a lot of children are at home finding entertainment in their tech devices. We're curious, how old were your children when they got their first phone? whether it was for saftey, socialising or school, we want to know what age you handed over that first device. Let us know in this weeks poll.

It's half term a lot of children are at home finding entertainment in their tech devices. We're curious, how old were your children when they got their first phone? whether it was for saftey, socialising or school, we want to know what age you handed over that first device. Let us know in this weeks poll.

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