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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.
'Weâve chosen in our family that itâs 13 where you get a phone, ' the self-made billionaire explained. Scroll down for video. The challenges of being a parent: Bill Gates has said that 13 is an appropriate age for a child's first cell phone, and he's applied the rule to his family. He said as a result his brood often return home from school complaining: 'All the other kids have it.