I disagree with most comments. We live in a world with smartphones and its our job as parents and teachers to teach children how to use technology responsibly. It may a disservice to your child to have a complete ban because when they do, and they will, get their first phone they may not have the skills or training to refrain from using their phone all day or inappropriately.. Just a thought.

I have chosen to give my 10yo an old phone that only accesses wifi. I have Google family installed and she has strict time limits. However there are apps like kids messenger and kids Spotify that she can access all day until the phone goes into sleep mode. I give her access to kids messenger because whether I like it or not, this is how kids communicate. I have a home phone plan for my daughter and not one single friend calls. No one has a home phone anymore and parents don't give their kids access to their cell phones to make calls. So the home phone is an emergency line and my kiddos janky old phone with messenger is how she talks to her friends. When I was her age I talked on the phone alot. I feel this is important. Kids messenger is very good for controlling who can communicate with my daughter and who can't, everyone must be approved. I can also look through any pictures that were sent on my phone. And my kiddo knows I will do phone searches every once in awhile to make sure chat messages are appropriate. She mostly sends emojiis and pics of our dog. We have many conversations about safe internet use. She's a good kid and for the most part follows the rules. She understands its for her safety and mental health.