Here's When You Should Get Your Kid a Cell Phone

Getting your kid a phone when they turn 10 may seem like a convenient way to make sure he gets to soccer practice or trombone lessons on time, but experts suggest holding off for now. Give them access to your phone in the evenings without adding them to your plan just yet.

Though there are plenty of parents who don't see an issue with getting their kids a phone at a younger age, studies show that kids will become more socially developed and less likely to be addicted to the screen later in life without a phone this early. Our advice? Don't say yes just because her friends already have phones.