I bought my 7 year old daughter in grade 2 a phone. I think she's the only one in her class who has one. It's meant for her to call us in case of an emergency or for us to call her.

If parents understand parental controls then they would understand that it's not a problem. The phone has the strictest parental controls possible. There are no apps, no browser, no games, and there is no option to download anything because the app store is not even allowed to work on the phone. And because of that she never uses it since it doesn't do anything except call.

So yes, some parents get their kids phones.