No, Your Kid Doesn’t Actually Need a Phone
July 16, 2025
Digital safety expert officer David Gomez says kids really don’t need phones, despite what some parents think.
“I strongly advise every parent to wait until their child is at least 13 (16 is better) before letting them have a smartphone,” Gomez said on his Facebook page on July 13. “ One of the more popular excuses parents has to ignore this advice is that their child is home alone after school and needs the smartphone to connect to the parent if something unforeseeable happens.”
