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Ruth Peters, a child psychologist in Clearwater, Fla., said most children were not ready for their own phones until age 11 to 14, when they were in middle school.
5 to 7 years. 8 to 10 years. 11 to 13 years. 14 to 16 years. 17 to 19 years. When they can pay for it themselves. When they start driving. Kids shouldn't have a cell phone, period.