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When Should Your Kid Get Their First Cell Phone?

With many kids in virtual school and isolated from friends and loved ones during the pandemic, having access to smartphones or other devices to maintain relationships has become more important to them than ever. But even before the pandemic, cell phone use among kids was on the rise: A 2019 survey by Common Sense Media concluded that more than half of all U.S. kids owned their own smartphone by ag